By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Germany's healthcare expenditures jumped 7.5% to €474.1 billion ($559.4 billion) in 2021, in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's statistical authority said on Wednesday.
The expenditures were equal to €5,699 per capita, Destatis announced.
The 7.5% rise was the largest since calculations began in 1992, it noted.
Healthcare expenditures in 2021 accounted for 13.2% of the country's GDP.