Overall, it can be observed that there were only slight changes in the healthcare expenditure as a percentage of GDP across all the countries over the three different years. While Switzerland consistently had the highest proportion, Estonia recorded the lowest percentage.
In detail, Switzerland maintained the highest proportion of healthcare spending at around 11% in all three years. Belgium, Estonia, and Spain followed a similar trend, with Belgium at around 10%, Estonia at about 3%, and Spain at 8% across the given years.
In contrast, Denmark, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and Slovenia showed stability in 2002 and 2007, with Denmark at 9%, Lithuania at 5%, Norway at 9%, Poland at 6%, and Slovenia at 8%. However, in 2012, all of these countries experienced a slight increase of approximately 1% in their healthcare expenditures.
On the other hand, Luxembourg exhibited a downward trend, starting at 8% in the first two years and decreasing to 7% by the end of the period. Similarly, the Netherlands had a healthcare cost of 10% in 2002, which dropped to 8% by 2012. France was the only country that showed a fluctuating trend, with an increase from 10% in 2007 to 11%, followed by a decrease to 9% in 2012.
