The data displays the total healthcare expenditure as a share of GDP in the UK from 1997 to 2016. Healthcare spending in the UK has gradually increased since 1997 when healthcare expenditure as a share of GDP amounted to 6.2%. By 2016, healthcare expenditure as a share of GDP had increased to 8.7%.
1997 | 6.2 |
1998 | 6.3 |
1999 | 6.7 |
2000 | 6.7 |
2001 | 7.1 |
2002 | 7.3 |
2003 | 7.5 |
2004 | 7.7 |
2005 | 7.9 |
2006 | 8 |
2007 | 8.1 |
2008 | 8.5 |
2009 | 9.4 |
2010 | 9.1 |
2011 | 8.9 |
2012 | 8.9 |
2013 | 8.8 |
2014 | 9.9 |
2015 | 9.9 |
2016 | 8.7 |