Noting that the OECD Health at a Glance report for 2017 estimates that in EU countries the average spent on healthcare is 10% of GDP; and that Eurostat reported EU GDP in 2017 at €15.3 trillion; the expenditure across the EU on cross-border healthcare incurred under the Directive may therefore be estimated at 0.004% of the EU-wide annual healthcare budget.
Jiġi nnutat li r-rapport tal-OECD Health at a Glance għall-2017 jikkalkula li fil-pajjiżi tal-UE l-medja li tintuża għall-kura tas-saħħa hija ta' 10 % tal-PDG; u li fl-2017 il-Eurostat irrapporta li l-PDG tal-UE huwa ta' EUR 15,3 triljun; in-nefqa fl-UE kollha fuq il-kura tas-saħħa transkonfinali mġarrba skont id-Direttiva tista' għalhekk tiġi stmata għal 0,004 % tal-baġit annwali tal-kura tas-saħħa fl-UE kollha.