The bar chart below shows current health expenditure totals as percentages of GDP* for various European countries for the years 2002, 2007 and 2012.

The bare graph given displays the

amount

of money spent in

percentage

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the percentage

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of Gross Domestic Products on the

health

sector in European countries in the

years

2002, 2007 and 2012.

Overall

,

Switzerland

,

Belgium

and Spain spent the same

amount

of money on

health

in all the given

years

. On the hand, Estonia invested the least in

health

.

However

, France was the highest spender in the

year

2007. In 2002,

Switzerland

spent the most on

health

with about 11% of

GDP

. Out of the remaining 11 countries,

Belgium

, France and Netherlands spent the same

amount

of capital on the

health

of 10% of

GDP

. Estonia that

year

spent the least of about 3% in

GDP

. The

year

2007 was a good

year

for France as it shows that the country invested about 11.5% in

health

in

GDP

which was by far the highest spent by any country so far.

However

,

Belgium

and

Switzerland

spent the same

amount

spent in 2002 and Estonia still had the least investment in

health

in 2007 and

also

the same as the previous

year

. In 2012, Norway and Denmark increased their rate of expenses on

health

by 1% in

GDP

from the previous

years

which was stationed at 9%.

Switzerland

and

Belgium

again spent the same capital as in previous

years

and Slovenia increased the expenses by 1% in

GDP

compared to the usual spending limit of 8% in

GDP

.