Portugal Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2024)
Portugal's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share: 16.8 % of current health expenditure in 2024, -0.6pp YoY.
Portugal (2024)
16.8
% of current health expenditure
-0.6pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.6pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
20
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.8 | -0.6pp |
| 2023 | 17.4 | -0.9pp |
| 2022 | 18.3 | -0.2pp |
| 2021 | 18.5 | -1.1pp |
| 2020 | 19.6 | +0.7pp |
| 2019 | 18.9 | unchanged |
| 2018 | 18.9 | -0.3pp |
| 2017 | 19.2 | -0.2pp |
| 2016 | 19.4 | -0.4pp |
| 2015 | 19.8 | unchanged |
| 2014 | 19.8 | -0.2pp |
| 2013 | 20 | -1pp |
| 2012 | 21 | -1.2pp |
| 2011 | 22.2 | -0.8pp |
| 2010 | 23 | -0.8pp |
| 2009 | 23.8 | -1pp |
| 2008 | 24.8 | -0.9pp |
| 2007 | 25.7 | -0.1pp |
| 2006 | 25.8 | +0.4pp |
| 2005 | 25.4 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Portugal recorded 16.8 % of current health expenditure in 2024. The latest change was -0.6pp. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 16.8 in 2024 to 25.8 in 2006.
This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods 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 pharmaceuticals and medical goods 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 25.8 % of current health expenditure in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 16.8 in 2024. The latest reading of 16.8 in 2024 represents a change of -0.6pp.