(de-news.net) – In 2023, the German Federal Government funded 75.7 billion euros (15.4 percent) of total health expenditures (491.6 billion euros), a 31.1 percent drop from 2022 due to the reduction of pandemic-related measures. This funding level is comparable to the pre-COVID era. The remaining expenditures were covered by private households, companies, and nonprofit organizations.

Household contributions rose by 19.4 billion euros to 262.5 billion euros, covering 53.4 percent of expenses. Companies funded 150.2 billion euros (30.6 percent), an increase of 13.9 billion euros. Nonprofits contributed 3.2 billion euros (0.7 percent).

Households primarily financed healthcare through social insurance (124.9 billion euros) and other domestic sources (55.1 billion euros), which include spending on long-term care and non-prescription drugs. Compared to 2022, social insurance payments grew by 10.4 billion euros (9.1 euros) and other spending by 3.0 billion euros (5.8 percent).

Businesses’ contributions stemmed largely from employer-paid social insurance (127.8 billion euros). Of the government’s 75.7 billion euros, 69 billion euros (91 percent) went to transfers and subsidies. Nonprofit organizations raised their contributions by 171 million euros (5.6 percent) over the previous year.