Portugal Long-Term Care Expenditure Share (2024)
Portugal's Long-Term Care Expenditure Share: 5.1 % of current health expenditure in 2024, -0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2005–2024.
Portugal (2024)
5.1
% of current health expenditure
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
20
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.1 | -0.1pp |
| 2023 | 5.2 | +0.3pp |
| 2022 | 4.9 | +0.1pp |
| 2021 | 4.8 | -0.2pp |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.1pp |
| 2019 | 4.9 | unchanged |
| 2018 | 4.9 | unchanged |
| 2017 | 4.9 | unchanged |
| 2016 | 4.9 | +0.2pp |
| 2015 | 4.7 | +0.2pp |
| 2014 | 4.5 | +0.3pp |
| 2013 | 4.2 | +0.2pp |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.3pp |
| 2011 | 3.7 | +0.2pp |
| 2010 | 3.5 | unchanged |
| 2009 | 3.5 | +0.2pp |
| 2008 | 3.3 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3.3 | +0.2pp |
| 2006 | 3.1 | +0.1pp |
| 2005 | 3 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Portugal recorded 5.1 % of current health expenditure in 2024. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 3 in 2005 to 5.2 in 2023.
This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to long-term care (health component) 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 long-term care (health component) 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 5.2 % of current health expenditure in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3 in 2005. The latest reading of 5.1 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1pp.