Find out which European countries spend the most on health care

France dominated the bloc in terms of health spending in terms of GDP in 2016, while Romania finished last.

In 2016, France spent 11.5% of its GDP on health care, followed by Germany with 11.1% and Sweden with 11.0%.

According to statistics published on Wednesday by "Eurostat", 12 Member States of the European Union had health care expenditure of less than 7.5% of GDP during that year.

Romania, with health expenditure representing 5.0% of GDP, was second on the list and, although Luxembourg has the second largest expenditure on health care, it reflected an increase in GDP, according to the European report .

Eurostat is a Directorate General of the European Commission whose main responsibility is to provide the EU with statistical information at European level and to promote the harmonization of statistical methods in Member States, Candidate Countries and countries. of EFTA.

The Eurostat report found that average health expenditure in the EU accounted for 10% of GDP during the year.

"Increasing domestic spending is essential to achieve universal health coverage and achieve the health-related SDGs," said WHO Director-General Tidros Gebresos in a report released in February. It is not a cost but an investment to reduce poverty, create jobs, increase productivity, achieve inclusive economic growth and build healthier, safer and more equitable societies. "

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