Norway Health Spending
Current health expenditure as % of GDP SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
Norway's health spending was 7.59% in 2025, ranked 79th globally. This represents a 19.5% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 2000–2025.
Overview
Norway's health spending stood at 7.59% in 2025, a decline of +1.84% from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 7.59% by 2025. Norway ranked 79th globally.
Norway’s health‑spending share of gross domestic product has fallen steadily over the past 25 years, slipping from 7.70 percent in 2000 to a trough of 7.59 percent in 2025, which places it at rank 79 globally. The indicator peaked dramatically in 2020 at 11.42 percent, reflecting the pandemic‑driven surge in public health outlays, before retreating to the current low. Compared with its closest peers, Norway’s 2025 level is marginally below Estonia’s 7.66 percent and roughly equal to the Russian Federation’s 7.58 percent, suggesting that the country’s fiscal commitment to health now aligns more closely with nations that have markedly different health‑system structures. The long‑term decline indicates a shift away from the expansive spending of the early 2020s toward tighter budgetary discipline, a pattern that may persist unless demographic pressure from an aging population or new health crises compel a reversal of the current trajectory.
Data & projection
| Year | Health Spending | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 7.04% | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 7.59% | - | - |
| 2025 | 7.59% | −1.84% | #79 |
| 2023 | 9.43% | +1.52% | #155 |
| 2022 | 7.91% | −1.91% | #129 |
| 2021 | 9.81% | −1.61% | #158 |
| 2020 | 11.42% | +0.99% | #171 |
| 2019 | 10.44% | +0.48% | #173 |
| 2018 | 9.96% | −0.27% | #167 |
| 2017 | 10.23% | −0.30% | #172 |
| 2016 | 10.53% | +0.46% | #177 |
| 2015 | 10.07% | +0.79% | #169 |
| 2014 | 9.28% | +0.41% | #162 |
| 2013 | 8.87% | +0.15% | #158 |
| 2012 | 8.72% | −0.01% | #153 |
| 2011 | 8.73% | −0.12% | #153 |
| 2010 | 8.86% | −0.17% | #152 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Norway matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 71% of countries showing this pattern (546 out of 768) saw health spending improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Norway's health spending was 7.59% in 2025. Ranked 79th globally. This represents a 19.5% decrease from the previous year.
Norway's health spending peaked at 11.42% in 2020.
The lowest health spending in Norway was 7.59% in 2025.
Norway ranks 79th globally in health spending as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Data sourced from World Bank.
Norway's health spending is projected to reach 7.59% by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The health spending of Norway in 2025 was 7.59%. This ranks 79th in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_norway_health-spending,
title = {Norway Health Spending},
url = {https://historysaid.com/norway/health-spending/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}