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In 2018 and 2019, current expenditure on health grew more than GDP
Health satellite account
In 2018 and 2019, current expenditure on health grew more than GDP - 2019
13 July 2020

Summary

According to the Health Satellite Account, in benchmark 2016, current expenditure on health increased, in 2018 and 2019, in nominal terms, by 5.6% and 5.2%, respectively. In those years, the nominal growth of current expenditure was higher than GDP (+1.3 p.p.). In 2018, public expenditure grew more than private expenditure (6.0% and 4.8%, respectively), representing 64.5% of current expenditure. For 2019, the growth of public expenditure is estimated at 4.6%, 1.5 p.p. less than private expenditure (6.2%).


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