{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"no-government-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-government-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-government-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Norway Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2022)","description":"Norway's Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 6.6 % of GDP in 2022, -1.6pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2005–2022.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Norway","2022"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Norway","temporal_coverage":"2005/2022","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2022","variable_measured":"Norway Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HF/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2022"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Norway"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Norway (2022)","value":"6.6","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.6pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.6pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Norway Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":6.86},{"period":"2006","value":6.52},{"period":"2007","value":6.63},{"period":"2008","value":6.56},{"period":"2009","value":7.48},{"period":"2010","value":7.35},{"period":"2011","value":7.21},{"period":"2012","value":7.22},{"period":"2013","value":7.35},{"period":"2014","value":7.7},{"period":"2015","value":8.34},{"period":"2016","value":8.7},{"period":"2017","value":8.42},{"period":"2018","value":8.26},{"period":"2019","value":8.62},{"period":"2020","value":9.45},{"period":"2021","value":8.14},{"period":"2022","value":6.55}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2022","value":"6.5","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"8.1","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"8.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"8.7","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"7.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"7.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"6.5","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"6.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks government and compulsory prepaid health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Norway from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2022. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2022 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 9.5 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.5 in 2006. The latest reading of 6.6 in 2022 represents a change of -1.6pp."}]}