Table 1.

Pharmaceutical expenditure indicators according to WHO issued HFA-DBdata for free-market economies in the European Region prior to 1989 (5 out of 25 countries lacking some relevant data from the official records).

	First available PE* as % of THE**	Last available PE as % of THE	Total change PE as % of THE	Time span (years)	Annual increment	First available public PE as % of TPE***	Last available Public PE as % of TPE	Total change public PE as % of TPE	Time span (years)	Annual increment	First available PE as PPP$ per capita	Last available PE as PPP$ per capita	Total change PE as PPP$ per capita	Time span (years)	Annual increment
Andorra	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Austria	9.61990	11.72011	+2.1	21	0.10	55.11990	67.62011	+12.5	21	0.60	$156.51990	$533.12011	+$376.6	21	$17.93
Belgium	28.11970	15.52011	−12.6	41	−0.31	58.51970	64.32011	+5.8	41	0.14	$41.91970	$630.92011	+$589.0	41	$14.37
Cyprus	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Denmark	N/A	6.82011	N/A	N/A	N/A	49.91980	49.22011	−0.7	31	−0.02	$53.81980	$300.42011	+$246.6	31	$7.95
Finland	12.61970	13.22011	+0.6	41	0.01	33.71970	55.92011	+22.2	41	0.54	$22.81970	$446.22011	+$423.4	41	$10.33
France	23.81970	15.62011	−8.2	41	−0.20	67.31970	682011	+0.7	41	0.02	$46.11970	$641.12011	+$595.0	41	$14.51
Germany	16.21970	14.12011	−2.1	41	−0.05	63.41970	75.62011	+12.2	41	0.30	$43.31970	$632.62011	+$589.3	41	$14.37
Greece	25.51970	28.52011	+3.0	41	0.07	601970	73.72011	+13.7	41	0.33	$40.81970	$673.42011	+$632.6	41	$15.43
Iceland	17.11970	15.42011	−1.7	41	−0.04	43.21970	42.12011	−1.1	41	−0.03	$29.91970	$508.32011	+$478.4	41	$11.67
Ireland	13.71975	17.52011	+3.8	36	0.11	43.41975	782011	+34.6	36	0.96	$37.31975	$647.72011	+$610.4	36	$19.96
Israel	15.51995	14.72011	−0.8	16	−0.05	39.32006	43.72010	+4.4	4	1.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Italy	21.81988	15.72012	−6.1	24	−0.25	61.51988	45.52012	−16.0	24	−0.67	$247.21988	$482.22012	+$235.0	24	$9.79
Luxembourg	19.71970	9.12008	−10.6	38	−0.28	83.51970	842008	+0.5	38	0.01	$229.11995	$4062008	+$176.9	13	$13.61
Malta	23.692001	27.982012	+4.29	11	0.39	43.612001	41.22012	−2.41	11	−0.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Monaco	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Netherlands	10.31972	9.42011	−0.9	39	−0.02	60.11972	78.42011	+18.3	39	0.47	$32.31972	$479.32011	+$447.0	39	$11.46
Norway	7.81970	6.62012	−1.2	42	−0.03	35.81970	54.52012	+18.7	42	0.45	$11.21970	$390.42012	+$379.2	42	$9.03
Portugal	13.41970	17.92011	+4.5	41	0.11	68.71970	55.12011	−13.6	41	−0.33	$6.31970	$4692011	+$462.7	41	$11.29
San Marino	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Spain	211980	17.42011	−3.6	31	−0.12	641980	712011	+7.0	31	0.23	$761980	$535.82011	+$459.8	31	$14.83
Sweden	6.61970	12.12011	+5.5	41	0.13	62.91970	58.32011	−4.6	41	−0.11	$20.51970	$4742011	+$453.5	41	$11.06
Switzerland	11.31985	9.42011	−1.9	26	−0.07	53.31995	68.92011	+15.6	16	0.98	$164.91985	$530.72011	+$365.8	26	$14.07
Turkey	10.71981	26.62000	+15.9	19	0.84	1001981	60.22000	−39.80	19	−2.09	$9.11981	$120.72000	+$111.6	19	$5.87
United Kingdom	14.71970	11.42008	−3.3	38	−0.09	59.41970	84.72008	+25.3	38	0.67	$23.41970	$374.62008	+$351.2	38	$9.24
MEAN	16.2	15.1	−0.7	33.5	0.01	57.5	62.9	5.4	32.3	0.16	$68.0	$488.2	$420.2	34,1	$12.30
ST DEV	6.2	6.2	6.3	10.1	0.25	15.6	13.8	16.3	11.7	0.68	$74.0	$136.0	$150.5	9,2	$3.18
MIN	6.6	6.6	−12.6	11.0	−0.31	33.7	41.2	−39.8	4.0	−2.09	$6.3	$120.7	$111.6	13	$5.87
MAX	28.1	28.5	15.9	42.0	0.84	100.0	84.7	34.6	42.0	1.10	$247.2	$673.4	$632.6	42	$17.93
MEDIAN	15.1	14.7	−1.1	38.5	−0.04	59.4	64.3	5.8	38.0	0.23	$40.8	$482.2	$447.0	39	$11.67

^*PE, Pharmaceutical expenditure.

^**THE, Total health expenditure.

^***TPE, Total pharmaceutical expenditure.