In 2022, spending on private/voluntary healthcare accounted for 0.52 percent of GDP. The share has generally increased since 2000 when private/voluntary healthcare spending was just 0.48 percent of GDP. This statistic displays the annual spending on private (voluntary) healthcare as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022.
Annual spending on private (voluntary) healthcare as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022
Health care is financed through a mix of financing arrangements including government spending and compulsory health insurance (“Government/compulsory”) as well as voluntary health insurance and private funds such as households’ out-of-pocket payments, NGOs and private corporations (“Voluntary”). This indicator is presented as a total and by type of financing (“Government/compulsory”, “Voluntary”, “Out-of-pocket”) and is measured as a share of GDP, as a share of total health spending and in USD per capita (using economy-wide PPPs).
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OECD. (July 1, 2024). Annual spending on private (voluntary) healthcare as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/472994/private-health-spending-share-of-gdp-united-kingdom-uk/
OECD. "Annual spending on private (voluntary) healthcare as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022." Chart. July 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472994/private-health-spending-share-of-gdp-united-kingdom-uk/
OECD. (2024). Annual spending on private (voluntary) healthcare as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472994/private-health-spending-share-of-gdp-united-kingdom-uk/
OECD. "Annual Spending on Private (Voluntary) Healthcare as a Share of Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472994/private-health-spending-share-of-gdp-united-kingdom-uk/
OECD, Annual spending on private (voluntary) healthcare as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472994/private-health-spending-share-of-gdp-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 20, 2024)
Annual spending on private (voluntary) healthcare as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], OECD, July 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/472994/private-health-spending-share-of-gdp-united-kingdom-uk/
