Sweden (2024)
12.1
% of current health expenditure
+0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
9
years of data

Data

Sweden Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of current health expenditure YoY Change
2024 12.1 +0.2pp
2023 11.9 -0.3pp
2022 12.2 +0.3pp
2021 11.9 -0.1pp
2020 12 -0.1pp
2019 12.1 -0.3pp
2018 12.4 +0.2pp
2017 12.2 -0.4pp
2016 12.6 n/a

About this Dataset

Sweden recorded 12.1 % of current health expenditure in 2024. The latest change was +0.2pp. Across 2016–2024 the series ranges from 11.9 in 2023 to 12.6 in 2016.

This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Sweden.

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 Sweden. 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 2016–2024 (9 observations).

The series peaked at 12.6 % of current health expenditure in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 11.9 in 2023. The latest reading of 12.1 in 2024 represents a change of +0.2pp.