{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pt-preventive-care-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-preventive-care-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-preventive-care-expenditure-share/","title":"Portugal Preventive Care Expenditure Share (2024)","description":"Portugal's Preventive Care Expenditure Share: 2.2 % of current health expenditure in 2024, -0.2pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Portugal","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Portugal","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Portugal Preventive Care 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":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Portugal"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Portugal (2024)","value":"2.2","unit":"% of current health expenditure","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":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Portugal Preventive Care Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":2.41},{"period":"2006","value":2.19},{"period":"2007","value":2.23},{"period":"2008","value":2.34},{"period":"2009","value":2.24},{"period":"2010","value":2.27},{"period":"2011","value":2.3},{"period":"2012","value":2.17},{"period":"2013","value":2.02},{"period":"2014","value":2},{"period":"2015","value":1.98},{"period":"2016","value":1.97},{"period":"2017","value":1.95},{"period":"2018","value":1.93},{"period":"2019","value":1.91},{"period":"2020","value":2.03},{"period":"2021","value":3.27},{"period":"2022","value":3.33},{"period":"2023","value":2.27},{"period":"2024","value":2.15}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"-1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2006","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to preventive care in Portugal. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 3.3 % of current health expenditure in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.9 in 2019. The latest reading of 2.2 in 2024 represents a change of -0.2pp."}]}