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Health: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-8480 - © OECD 2013

Pharmaceutical expenditure
As a percentage of total expenditure on health
Percentage
‌‌
‌2005‌
‌2006‌
‌2007‌
‌2008‌
‌2009‌
‌2010‌
‌2011‌
‌2012‌
Australia
14.3
 
14.3
 
14.3
 
14.6
 
14.7
 
15.4
 
..
 
..
 
Austria
12.8
 
12.9
 
13.1
 
13.1
 
11.9
 
11.8
 
11.7
 
..
 
Belgium
16.8
 
16.8
 
16.7
 
16.6
 
16.3
 
16.2
 
15.5
 
..
 
Canada
17.2
 
17.4
 
17.2
 
17.0
 
17.0
 
16.6
 
16.6
 
..
 
Chile
13.9
 
13.0
 
12.2
 
12.2
 
11.1
 
12.9
 
12.6
 
..
 
Czech Republic
24.8
 
22.8
 
21.5
 
20.4
 
19.4
 
19.9
 
20.0
 
..
 
Denmark
8.2
 
8.3
 
8.5
 
8.0
 
7.3
 
7.4
 
..
 
..
 
Estonia
23.9
 
23.5
 
21.4
 
20.7
 
23.5
 
21.8
 
21.5
 
..
 
Finland
16.0
 
14.7
 
14.8
 
14.8
 
14.2
 
13.2
 
13.2
 
..
 
France
16.7
 
16.5
 
16.5
 
16.3
 
16.0
 
15.9
 
15.6
 
..
 
Germany
15.0
 
14.7
 
15.0
 
15.0
 
14.9
 
14.7
 
14.1
 
..
 
Greece
21.5
 
22.7
 
24.8
 
..
 
27.8
 
28.2
 
28.5
 
..
 
Hungary
30.3
 
31.0
 
30.6
 
31.1
 
32.5
 
32.9
 
33.4
 
..
 
Iceland
14.4
 
14.2
 
13.5
 
14.6
 
15.7
 
15.8
 
15.4
 
..
 
Ireland
16.3
 
17.1
 
16.9
 
16.8
 
16.7
 
17.9
 
17.5
 
..
 
Israel 1
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Italy
19.9
 
19.6
 
19.2
 
18.1
 
17.5
 
16.9
 
16.2
 
15.7
 
Japan
19.7
 
19.5
 
19.9
 
19.7
 
20.7
 
20.3
 
..
 
..
 
Korea
22.4
 
22.5
 
21.4
 
21.2
 
20.7
 
20.5
 
20.2
 
..
 
Luxembourg
9.2
 
8.8
 
9.1
 
9.1
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Mexico
25.4
 
26.3
 
28.2
 
28.3
 
27.1
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Netherlands
10.5
 
10.3
 
10.5
 
9.9
 
9.7
 
9.5
 
9.4
 
..
 
New Zealand
10.7
 
11.3
 
10.4
 
9.7
 
9.5
 
9.5
 
9.4
 
..
 
Norway
9.1
 
8.7
 
8.0
 
7.5
 
7.3
 
7.4
 
6.8
 
6.6
 
Poland
28.0
 
27.2
 
24.8
 
23.0
 
22.9
 
22.7
 
22.5
 
..
 
Portugal
20.7
 
21.2
 
21.0
 
20.3
 
19.4
 
18.5
 
17.9
 
..
 
Slovak Republic
31.9
 
29.7
 
27.9
 
27.6
 
26.6
 
26.4
 
27.4
 
..
 
Slovenia
20.8
 
20.4
 
19.6
 
18.4
 
18.7
 
19.6
 
19.5
 
..
 
Spain
20.1
 
19.1
 
18.6
 
18.3
 
18.2
 
18.3
 
17.4
 
..
 
Sweden
13.4
 
13.4
 
13.1
 
12.9
 
12.7
 
12.5
 
12.1
 
..
 
Switzerland
10.6
 
10.4
 
10.3
 
10.1
 
10.1
 
9.7
 
9.4
 
..
 
Turkey
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
United Kingdom
12.7
 
12.3
 
12.0
 
11.4
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
United States
12.2
 
12.4
 
12.3
 
12.1
 
12.1
 
11.8
 
11.7
 
..
 
..
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The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law.
Source: OECD Health Data: Health expenditure and financing: OECD Health Statistics (database).
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