Healthcare Spending: Greece

Analysis# Greece Healthcare Spending Greece allocated 8.394% of its GDP to healthcare in 2023, representing a modest recovery from recent lows but still well below its all-time peak of 9.62% in 2010. Since 2000, healthcare spending has increased 11.7% as a share of GDP, rising from 7.514%. The country's spending trajectory reflects economic pressures and policy shifts over the past two decades, with 2023 figures indicating stabilization after years of volatility. The most dramatic spike occurred in 2020, when spending surged to 9.381% of GDP, likely driven by pandemic-related healthcare demands. Spending then gradually declined through 2022 and 2023, settling at current levels. Greece's healthcare spending now hovers near its pre-pandemic average, suggesting the country has normalized expenditures while maintaining capacity built during the crisis.