Portugal (2024)
61.9
% of current health expenditure
+0.6pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.6pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Portugal Curative Care Expenditure Share (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of current health expenditure YoY Change
2024 61.9 +0.6pp
2023 61.3 +2.1pp
2022 59.2 +0.6pp
2021 58.6 -0.7pp
2020 59.3 -1pp
2019 60.3 +0.2pp
2018 60.1 +0.5pp
2017 59.6 +0.4pp
2016 59.2 +0.8pp
2015 58.4 -0.6pp
2014 59 -0.1pp
2013 59.1 +1.1pp
2012 58 +1.2pp
2011 56.8 +0.3pp
2010 56.5 +0.4pp
2009 56.1 +1.2pp
2008 54.9 +0.1pp
2007 54.8 -0.2pp
2006 55 -0.1pp
2005 55.1 n/a

About this Dataset

Portugal recorded 61.9 % of current health expenditure in 2024. The latest change was +0.6pp. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 54.8 in 2007 to 61.9 in 2024.

This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to curative care (inpatient + outpatient + day care) in Portugal.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to curative care (inpatient + outpatient + day care) in Portugal. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations).

The series peaked at 61.9 % of current health expenditure in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 54.8 in 2007. The latest reading of 61.9 in 2024 represents a change of +0.6pp.