{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"se-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share/","title":"Sweden Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2024)","description":"Sweden's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share: 12.1 % of current health expenditure in 2024, +0.2pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2016–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Sweden","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Sweden","temporal_coverage":"2016/2024","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Sweden Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods 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":"2016–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"9"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Sweden"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Sweden (2024)","value":"12.1","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"9","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Sweden Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":9,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":12.62},{"period":"2017","value":12.17},{"period":"2018","value":12.45},{"period":"2019","value":12.1},{"period":"2020","value":11.97},{"period":"2021","value":11.92},{"period":"2022","value":12.24},{"period":"2023","value":11.92},{"period":"2024","value":12.12}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"12.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"11.9","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"12.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"11.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"12.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"12.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"12.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"12.2","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"12.6","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"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 2016–2024 (9 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}