Health inflation

Portugal

What's included in health?

Healthcare including medical products, therapeutic equipment, hospital services, and physician fees.

Historical trend

Comparison between health inflation (dark line) and overall inflation (light line). Data available from 2000.

Recent years

Year Health Overall Difference
2025 3.2% 2.4% +0.8
2024 3.6% 2.4% +1.2
2023 2.5% 4.4% -1.9
2022 -1.4% 7.8% -9.2
2021 2.1% 1.3% +0.8
2020 1.1% 0.0% +1.1
2019 0.8% 0.3% +0.5
2018 1.1% 1.0% +0.1
2017 0.4% 1.4% -1.0
2016 -0.6% 0.6% -1.2

Data source: OECD | Available from 1997