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Chapter 4 | The impact of the crisis on the health system and health in Greece
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Fig. 4.1 Health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Greece, 2003–2012
12.0
10.0
Expenditure (€, billion)
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total public
Source: OECD, 2013.
OOP spending
Total current health expenditure
Table 4.2 Health care expenditure trends in Greece, 2003–2012
THE
per capita
(US$ PPP)
THE
(e billions)
THE
(% GDP)
Total public
expenditure
on health
(e billions)
Public
expenditure
on health
(% THE)
Total public
expenditure
on health (%
all government
spending)
VHI
(% THE)
OOP
expenditure
(% THE)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2,029 2,090 2,352 2,606 2,722 2,998 2,977 2,624 2,614 2,380
14.7 15.9 16.4 18.1 20.4 22.0 23.2 20.8 20.2 17.7
8.6 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.8 9.1 9.9 9.3 8.9 9.2
8.6 9.4 9.7 11.2 13.3 14.6 16.1 14.0 13.8 12.0
59.5 58.8 58.8 61.5 64.9 66.1 70.3 68.5 66.7 68.0
11.7 11.1 12.8 13.2 12.3 13 12.9 12.4 11.4 11.4
2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 1.9 2.6 2.9 2.9
38.2 38.7 38.8 36.1 32.8 31.4 27.6 28.5 30.2 28.8
Note: THE: Total health expenditure; PPP: Purchasing power parity.
Source: OECD, 2013.