JULY 33 Current public expenditure on health as % of the current expenditure on health In 2020, the Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) of public providers increased by 32.6%. In this regard, public, general, and specialised hospitals stood out (+62.5%). The results in the health area contrast sharply with the 1.6% decrease in GFCF registered in the economy in general. An estimated €34.6 million in social security support was allocated to healthcare providers in 2021 under the COVID-19 exceptional measures. The equivalent figure for 2020 was €76.8 million, 48% of which was paid to private outpatient healthcare providers. IN 2020, at the EU level: • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic led current health expenditure to increase in most of the 18 Member States (MS) for which information is available. The exception is Belgium, which recorded a decrease in current health expenditure of 3.3%; • The largest increases occurred in the Czech Republic (13.8%), Poland (12.1%), and Ireland (11.3%). Finland (3.1%), Italy (3.4%), and Portugal (3.5%) were the MS with the smallest increases. Evolution of current health expenditure and share of current health expenditure in GDP in EU countries (2019-2020) More information is available at: Health satellite account – 2019-2021Pe (1 July 2022) 13.8 12.1 11.3 9.9 9.1 8.8 8 .3 7.2 6.3 6.1 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.5 3.5 3.4 3.1 -3.3 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 Czechia Poland Irland Estonia Lithuania Netherlands Slovakia Slovenia Germany Denmark Sweden France Greece Austria Portugal Italy Finland Belgium % of GDP % of the 2020 GDP Nominal rate of change 2020/2019 % 67.5 66.1 60.0 62.0 64.0 66.0 68.0 70.0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Po 2021Pe % 2011 2012 2013 2014 Po - Provisional data Pe - Preliminary data
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