Band 4+: WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The bar chart below shows current health expenditure totals as percentages of GDP* for various European countries for the years 2002, 2007 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words. * GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is the total value of goods that are made and services that are provided in a country.

The bar graph compares gross expenditure on health sector as from percentage of GDP by various European nations during three different years.

Overall, most countries experienced upward trajectory on expenses, some remained stable in total yearly allocation of the budget. Similarly, some faced declining trend in spend of budget as fiscal year moved forward.

Switzerland, Spain, Estonia and belgium kept the figure unchanged throught all three years which stood at 11%,8%,3% and 10 % respectively. Switzerland witnessed the highest budget allocation in health sector as compared to its GDP maintaining figure to 11% throughout all periods followed by Spain which remained constant at 10% in those years. Despite of its lowest expenditure, Estonia also balanced the figure at 3% making itself another unchanged countries of all.

Slovenia, Poland,Norway and Denmark registered increase in such expenditure compared to last two years where they started at 8,6,7,9 in percentage respectively. France, on the other hand, witnessed fluctualtion in its total expenses throught all years which marked at 10,12,9 in percentage in the years 2002,2007,2012 respectively showing it as the only country that changed these figures in all three years.