| 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Health expenditure (in CHF million) | 86 344 |
| Of which for | |
| Outpatient curative care | 18 534 |
| Long-term care, help | 17 663 |
| Inpatient curative care | 17 652 |
| Health goods | 12 954 |
| Health expenditure in relation to the gross domestic product (GDP) | 11.8% |
Source: FSO – Statistics on health care costs and funding (COU)
© FSO 2024
Outpatient curative care including that provided in hospitals represents more than a fifth of health expenditure costs. Long-term care includes care for older people in nursing homes and home care. It generates one fifth of health expenditure costs, as does inpatient curative care.
The ratio between health expenditure and the gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 3.2 percentage points since 1995, reaching 11.8% in 2021. This value places Switzerland in the top group of European countries with the highest expenditure-to-GDP ratio.
In 2021, households financed 58% of health expenditure. Mandatory health insurance premiums from households covered 29% of health expenditure. The government’s contribution to health expenditure is 34%. Over 6 in every 10 francs of this public funding correspond to payments from the cantons and communes to hospitals, nursing homes and home care services.