{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"no-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share/","title":"Norway Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2022)","description":"Norway's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share: 10.2 % of current health expenditure in 2022, unchanged YoY.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Norway","2022"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Norway","temporal_coverage":"2016/2022","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2022","variable_measured":"Norway Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2016–2022"},{"label":"Observations","value":"7"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Norway"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Norway (2022)","value":"10.2","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"7","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Norway Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":7,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":10.79},{"period":"2017","value":10.96},{"period":"2018","value":10.57},{"period":"2019","value":10.25},{"period":"2020","value":10.14},{"period":"2021","value":10.22},{"period":"2022","value":10.17}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2022","value":"10.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"10.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"10.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"10.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"11.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"10.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Norway. 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 2016–2022 (7 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 11 % of current health expenditure in 2017 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10.1 in 2020. The latest reading of 10.2 in 2022 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}