In May 2020, a study published on the COVID-19 Health System Response Monitor platform, revealed data on how much additional money countries in Europe were spending on their health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. As expected, there was a huge variation in spending across countries. However, statistics regarding Greece were concerning. Greece only spent an additional $26 per person on health (Lithuania, which was the highest, reported spent an additional $386). The additional funding amounted to 1.9% of Greece’s total government expenditure on health, which is lower than the European average of 3%.
