Healthcare Spending: United Kingdom
United Kingdom's healthcare spending is currently 11.133 % of GDP as of 2024. # United Kingdom Healthcare Spending The United Kingdom allocated 11.
Current (2024)
11.133 % of GDP
+1.3% y/y
Peak (2020)
12.104 % of GDP
Low (2000)
7.146 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
2000–2024 · 25 pts
Healthcare Spending — United Kingdom
2000 — 2024
Healthcare Spending — United Kingdom
Analysis# United Kingdom Healthcare Spending
The United Kingdom allocated 11.133% of its GDP to healthcare in 2024, representing substantial growth from the 7.146% recorded in 2000—a 55.8% increase over two decades. Current spending remains 0.971 percentage points below the all-time peak of 12.104% reached in 2020, yet significantly exceeds the minimal levels of the early 2000s. This upward trajectory reflects growing healthcare demands and policy prioritization within the UK's economy.
A pronounced spike occurred during 2020-2021, when spending surged to 12.083-12.104% amid pandemic-driven demands on the National Health Service. Since that peak, spending has gradually moderated, declining to 10.991% by 2023 before edging slightly upward to 11.133% in 2024. The current stabilization above 11% suggests healthcare expenditure has settled at a new structural level, roughly 1.4 percentage points higher than pre-pandemic norms from 2015-2019.
Historical Data
25 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.133 % of GDP | +1.29% |
| 2023 | 10.991 % of GDP | -0.96% |
| 2022 | 11.097 % of GDP | -8.16% |
| 2021 | 12.083 % of GDP | -0.17% |
| 2020 | 12.104 % of GDP | +21.28% |
| 2019 | 9.98 % of GDP | +1.89% |
| 2018 | 9.795 % of GDP | +0.93% |
| 2017 | 9.705 % of GDP | -1.68% |
| 2016 | 9.871 % of GDP | -0.69% |
| 2015 | 9.94 % of GDP | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 9.977 % of GDP | -0.14% |
| 2013 | 9.991 % of GDP | +0.99% |
| 2012 | 9.893 % of GDP | +0.98% |
| 2011 | 9.797 % of GDP | +0.09% |
| 2010 | 9.788 % of GDP | -0.52% |
| 2009 | 9.839 % of GDP | +8.92% |
| 2008 | 9.033 % of GDP | +3.12% |
| 2007 | 8.76 % of GDP | +2.58% |
| 2006 | 8.54 % of GDP | +1.90% |
| 2005 | 8.381 % of GDP | +0.71% |
Show all 25 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.322 % of GDP | +3.35% |
| 2003 | 8.052 % of GDP | +2.46% |
| 2002 | 7.859 % of GDP | +5.73% |
| 2001 | 7.433 % of GDP | +4.02% |
| 2000 | 7.146 % of GDP | — |
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