Health Expenditure and Financing in 2012 Petri Matveinen Nina Knape

Health expenditure in 1995–2012, at 2012 prices, EUR million Source: THL, Health Expenditure and Financing in 2012

Structure of health expenditure in 2012, % Source: THL, Health Expenditure and Financing in 2012

Health expenditure financing in 1995–2012, % Source: THL, Health Expenditure and Financing in 2012

Health care expenditure as a proportion of GDP in the Nordic, EU (15) and OECD countries in 1995–2012, % Esityksen nimi / Tekijä5 Source: THL, Health Expenditure and Financing in 2012

Health Expenditure and Financing in 2012 Health expenditure in Finland amounted to EUR 17.5 billion in Health expenditure increased in real terms by 0.4 per cent on the previous year (Figure 1). Per-capita expenditure amounted to EUR Health care expenditure in relation to GDP increased by 0.1 percentage points on 2011 and was 9.1 per cent in Expenditure on specialised health care (EUR 6.3 billion) and primary health care (EUR 3.6 billion) together accounted for slightly over half of the total in Specialised health care expenditure increased by 1.6 per cent in real terms. Expenditure pharmaceuticals and other medical non-durables increased in real terms by 4.0 per cent. In 2012, public financing of health expenditure accounted for 75.2 per cent and private financing for 24.8 per cent. The proportion of public financing increased by 0.4 percentage points on Esityksen nimi / Tekijä6 Source: THL, Health Expenditure and Financing in 2012