Public expenditure on health care in Spain 2010-2023

Having experienced a rapid drop between 2010 and 2013, public health care expenditure in Spain increased progressively in the years following up to 2023. That year, spending on health care by public organizations amounted to around **** billion euros. In terms of health expenditure as a share of the Spanish GDP, the figure stood at *** percent, about *** percentage points more than in 2015.

Main areas of spending

Regarding the Spanish public expenditure on health by sector, hospital services accounted for the greatest share. The hospital expenditure amounted to around ************ euros in 2023, nearly ** percent of that year's budget. Pharmacies and primary health care services were two other large areas of spending, accounting for more than ********** euros each.

Private health expenditure

Although public spending on healthcare fluctuated over the last decade, the expenditure on private healthcare grew steadily between 2009 and 2022 and exceeded the ********** euros in 2022. Madrid, the Balearic islands, and Catalonia, were the autonomous communities with the highest private healthcare spending per capita in 2023. In Navarre, the average citizen spent *** euros in private insurance. Catalonia and the Community of Madrid had a slightly lower spending, but they devoted a larger portion to cover private insurance expenses.