European Healthcare Expenditure on Inpatient Curative Care by Country

In 2023, Cyprus leads in healthcare expenditure on inpatient curative care, spending 6.5% of GDP, with notable year-on-year growth of 29.28%. Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina follow, spending around 3.4% and 3.16% respectively. Countries like Lithuania and Luxembourg are at the lower end, spending less than 2% of GDP. The Czech Republic and Latvia showed significant growth with year-on-year variations of 9.86% and 14.42%, respectively. Conversely, Finland and Luxembourg experienced slight declines.

Future trends to watch include:

• Potential shifts in expenditure due to changing demographics and healthcare policies.
• Impact of technological advancements and digital health solutions on reducing costs.
• Scope for growth in Eastern European countries aiming to enhance healthcare infrastructure.