{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"no-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Norway Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2022)","description":"Norway's Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 1.1 % of GDP in 2022, -0.2pp 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 Out-of-Pocket 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":"1.1","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Norway Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":1.38},{"period":"2006","value":1.29},{"period":"2007","value":1.27},{"period":"2008","value":1.22},{"period":"2009","value":1.35},{"period":"2010","value":1.31},{"period":"2011","value":1.3},{"period":"2012","value":1.26},{"period":"2013","value":1.26},{"period":"2014","value":1.3},{"period":"2015","value":1.38},{"period":"2016","value":1.45},{"period":"2017","value":1.43},{"period":"2018","value":1.35},{"period":"2019","value":1.4},{"period":"2020","value":1.51},{"period":"2021","value":1.31},{"period":"2022","value":1.08}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2022","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"1.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2006","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks household out-of-pocket health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Norway from 2005 to present. Higher OOP spending signals weaker universal coverage. 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 1.5 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.1 in 2022. The latest reading of 1.1 in 2022 represents a change of -0.2pp."}]}