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1 Health spending back on a growth path
Health spending back on a growth path after the slowdown following the financial crisis Figure 1. Annual growth of health expenditure and GDP, in real terms, 2000 - 17 Source: OECD Health Statistics 2018 . -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 % Health spending GDP Health spending accounts for close to a tenth of total economic activity , havin g stabilised in recent years Figure 2 . Health spending per capita and as share of GDP, 2017 Note: Data for 2017 was estimated

2 by the Secretariat for those countries
by the Secretariat for those countries that w ere not able to provide this in formation. PPP stands for Purchasing Power Parities and adjusts health expenditure for differences in price levels between countries. Source : OECD Health Statistics 2018 . 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 in % of GDP Per capita in USD PPP Taxes and social security contributions f und more than two - thirds of health spending across the OECD Spending

3 on o utpatient care gr ew the faste st
on o utpatient care gr ew the faste st F igure 3 . Public financing as a share of total health spending, by funding source, 2016 or nearest year Note : Contributions to compulsory private health insurance schemes (and not Social Health Insurance) are usually considered as fund ed from private sources . Source: OECD Health Statistics 2018. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 % Government transfers Social contributions Spending on r etail pharmaceuticals is g

4 rowing again after years of stagnatio
rowing again after years of stagnation Figure 4 . Average annual g rowth of selected health care services, OECD average, 2 004 - 16 Note : Retail pharmaceuticals exclude the costs of pharmaceuticals used as part of an inpatient treatment episode. Source: OECD Health Statistics 2018 . Further reading Useful Links Contact      0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% inpatient outpatient long-term care retail pharma 2004-08 2008-12 2012-1