Table 1: Health expenditure in OECD countries, 2000 to 2006

Real annual growth rate Share of GDP Per capita

(%) (%) (USD PPP)
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2000 2005 2006 2006
Australia 5.7 5.5 3.6 5.7 2.2 .. 8.3 8.8 8.8
### 2999 ###
Austria 1.3 1.6 2.4 3.3 2.2 1.5 9.9 10.3 10.1 3606
Belgium 2.0 4.2 17.7b 5.0 1.7 0.3 8.6 10.7 10.4 3488
Canada 7.3 6.3 3.9 3.1 3.7 4.1 8.8 9.9 10.0 3678
Czech Republic 4.6 7.9 8.8b 0.9 5.5 0.9 6.5 7.1 6.8 1490
Denmark 4.3 2.8 6.2b 3.4 3.3 4.6 8.3 9.4 9.5 3349
Finland 5.3 7.3 7.2 4.9 5.7 3.3 7.0 8.3 8.2 2668
France 3.2 4.1 10.0b 3.5 3.1 1.6 9.6 11.2 11.1 3449
Germany 2.7 1.9 1.3 -1.2 1.8 1.8 10.3 10.7 10.6 3371
Greece 12.7 2.3 8.8 1.1 12.7 6.0 7.8 9.0 9.1 2483
Hungary 7.3 10.2 15.4 2.1 8.0 1.7 6.9 8.5 8.3 1504
Iceland 2.2 8.9 4.7 2.6 2.4 1.1 9.5 9.4 9.1 3340
Ireland 17.3 9.3 6.6 6.9 16.3 -2.5 6.3 8.2 7.5 3082
Italy 3.7 2.0 0.1 5.3 3.3 2.7 8.1 8.9 9.0 2614
Japan 3.6 0.5 2.9 2.2 3.4 .. 7.7 8.2 8.2
### 2474 ###
Korea 18.6 4.6 9.3 6.1 13.5 12.8 4.6 6.0 6.4 1480
Luxembourg 11.6 11.2 13.9b 12.4 0.2 -0.5 5.8 7.8 7.3 4303
Mexico 7.3 4.1 4.4 6.1 2.0 7.3 5.6 6.4 6.6 794
Netherlands 6.3 7.0 6.5 3.1 -1.7 4.0 8.0 9.2 9.3 3391
New Zealand 5.1 9.4 1.4 10.8b 7.7 6.3 7.7 8.9 9.3 2448
Norway 6.6 12.9 3.3 0.1 -3.2 -2.2 8.4 9.1 8.7 4520
Poland 7.4 9.7b 2.3 4.7 3.8 6.0 5.5 6.2 6.2 910
Portugal 1.7 2.8 7.0 4.4 2.9 1.3 8.8 10.2 10.2 2120
Slovak Republic 3.6 6.2 8.9 30.0b 4.2 .. 5.5 7.1 7.1
### 1130 ###
Spain 4.0 2.9 15.9b 3.8 4.8 4.9 7.2 8.3 8.4 2458
Sweden 10.1 6.5 3.1 1.8 2.8 4.0 8.2 9.2 9.2 3202
Switzerland 5.5 3.5 2.9 3.0 1.7 2.7 10.3 11.4 11.3 4311
Turkey 5.8 12.0 7.8 8.5 4.0 .. 4.9 5.7 5.7
### 591 ###
United Kingdom 5.7 4.5 3.7b 7.3 3.9 5.4 7.2 8.2 8.4 2760
United States 6.1 7.2 5.8 3.9 3.2 3.5 13.2 15.2 15.3 6714
Average† 7.2 5.8 5.5 3.3 4.5 3.1 7.8 8.9 8.9 2824

†
Growth-rate averages exclude those countries with series breaks and/or missing 2006 figures.
1
Data refer to previous year.
b
Series break.

Source: OECD Health Data 2008, June 2008.

 Chart 1: Real Annual Growth Rates in Health Expenditure and GDP,
OECD Average, 2000 to 2006
8

Health Expenditure GDP

4
%

0
2000-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006
 % of GDP

0
4
8
United States
16 15.3

Switzerland
12 11.3
France
11.1
Germany
10.6
Belgium (1)
Portugal 10.4
10.2
Austria 10.1
Canada
10.0
Denmark (1)
Netherlands (2)
New Zealand
9.59.39.3

Sweden
Greece
Iceland
9.29.19.1

Italy
OECD
Australia (3)
Norway
9.08.98.88.7

Spain
United Kingdom
Hungary
Finland
8.48.48.38.2

Japan (4)
8.2

Ireland
Luxembourg
7.57.3

Slovak Republic (4)

7.1

Czech Republic
Mexico
6.86.6

Korea
Poland
6.46.2

Turkey (4)
5.7
Column C
Column E
Chart 2: Health Expenditure as a Share of GDP, 2006

Column D
Column B
 USD PPP

200
400
600
800
1000

0
United States
843

Canada

639
Belgium

584
France

564
Spain
Italy 533524
Germany
Japan (1)
500489

Hungary
Portugal
466451

Austria
OECD
Iceland
Greece
449440439438

Switzerland
Australia (2)
Sweden
427426426

Finland
Norway
Korea
389384381

Slovak Republic
Czech Republic
Luxembourg (1,3)
360349349

New Zealand
303

Denmark
286

Poland
248

Mexico
182
Column I
Chart 3: Pharmaceutical Expenditure Per Capita, 2006

Column J
Column H
 2006 Total exp. on health 2006 Pharma. & other medic
Total exp. Public exp Private exp on health % GDP Tot. pharm.Pub. pharm
United States 15.3 7.0 8.3 United Sta 843 255
Switzerland 11.3 6.8 4.5 Canada 639 251
France 11.1 8.9 2.3 Belgium 584 293
Germany 10.6 8.1 2.4 France 564 392
Belgium (1) 10.4 7.2 2.7 0.5 Spain 533 385
Portugal 10.2 7.2 3.0 Italy 524 262
Austria 10.1 7.7 2.4 Germany 500 371
Canada 10.0 7.0 3.0 Japan (1) 489 349
Denmark (1) 9.5 7.6 1.5 0.4 Hungary 466 313
Netherlands (2) 9.3 7.6 1.7 Portugal 451 251
New Zealand 9.3 7.3 2.1 Austria 449 309
Sweden 9.2 7.5 1.7 OECD 440 262
Greece 9.1 5.6 3.5 Iceland 439 264
Iceland 9.1 7.5 1.6 Greece 438 406
Italy 9.0 6.9 2.0 Switzerlan 427 289
OECD 8.9 6.5 2.4 Australia (2 426 235
Australia (3) 8.8 5.9 2.9 Sweden 426 253
Norway 8.7 7.3 1.4 Finland 389 216
Spain 8.4 6.0 2.4 Norway 384 217
United Kingdom 8.4 7.3 1.1 Korea 381 202
Hungary 8.3 5.9 2.4 Slovak Rep 360 265
Finland 8.2 6.2 2.0 Czech Repu 349 247
Japan (4) 8.2 6.7 1.4 Luxembourg 349 291
Ireland 7.5 5.9 1.6 New Zeala 303 202
Luxembourg 7.3 6.6 0.7 Denmark 286 159
Slovak Republic 7.1 5.3 1.8 Poland 248 96
Czech Republic 6.8 5.9 0.8 Mexico 182 28
Mexico 6.6 2.9 3.7 Ireland
Korea 6.4 3.5 2.9 Netherlands
Poland 6.2 4.3 1.9 Turkey
Turkey (4) 5.7 4.1 1.6 United Kingdom

Source OECD HEALTH DATA 2008, June 08 Source OECD HEALTH DATA 2008, June 08
 Priv.pharm. & other exp / capita, US$ PPP
588
388
291
173
148
261
128
140
153
200
139
178
175
31
138
191
174
173
167
179
95
102
58
101
127
152
154

TH DATA 2008, June 08

 Health Expenditure GDP
2000-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 2000-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 MAGR (%) Macro-econ. referen
Austria 1.8 2.7 1.5 1 2.2 3.3
Canada 5.8 3.4 4.1 2.2 3.1 2.8
Finland 6.6 5.3 3.3 2 3.4 4.9
Germany 1.9 0.3 1.8 0.3 0.9 2.9
Greece 7.8 6.8 6 4.5 4.2 4.2
Hungary 11 5 1.7 4.2 4.5 3.9
Iceland 5.2 2.5 1.1 2.2 7.5 4.5
Ireland 11 11.5 -2.5 5.7 5.2 5.7
Italy 1.9 4.3 2.7 0.7 1 1.8
Korea 10.7 9.7 12.8 4.6 4.5 5
Mexico 5.2 4 7.3 0.7 3.5 4.8
Netherland 6.6 0.7 4 0.8 1.9 3
Norway 7.5 -1.6 -2.2 1.5 3.3 2.2
Portugal 3.8 3.6 1.3 0.6 1.2 1.3
Sweden 6.5 2.3 4 1.8 3.7 4.1
Switzerlan 4 2.3 2.7 0.5 2.5 3.2
United Sta 6.4 3.6 3.5 1.6 3.4 2.9
Average of 6.1 3.9 3.1 2.1 3.3 3.6

Source OECD HEALTH DATA 2008, June 08

MAGR (%) Macro-econ. references GDP Mil. NCU 00 GDP price