Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Croatia

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Croatia in 2023 — 6%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.5 pp.

2023 6% −0.16 pp vs 2022
World rank 35of 192
Period maximum 6.8%2021
Period minimum 4.85%2002

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Croatia, 2000–20234.555.566.572000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 6.51%2001: 5.89%2002: 4.85%2003: 5.12%2004: 5.19%2005: 5.81%2006: 5.84%2007: 6.39%2008: 6.4%2009: 6.65%2010: 6.63%2011: 6.25%2012: 6.31%2013: 5.45%2014: 5.52%2015: 5.53%2016: 5.54%2017: 5.49%2018: 5.54%2019: 5.53%2020: 6.28%2021: 6.8%2022: 6.16%2023: 6%
Change over the period: −0.5 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Croatia

Croatia 6%
World 6.14%
Southern Europe computed 6.22%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6 −0.16 pp
2022 6.16 −0.64 pp
2021 6.8 +0.51 pp
2020 6.28 +0.75 pp
2019 5.53 −0 pp
2018 5.54 +0.04 pp
2017 5.49 −0.05 pp
2016 5.54 +0.01 pp
2015 5.53 +0.01 pp
2014 5.52 +0.07 pp
2013 5.45 −0.86 pp
2012 6.31 +0.06 pp
2011 6.25 −0.38 pp
2010 6.63 −0.02 pp
2009 6.65 +0.25 pp
2008 6.4 +0.01 pp
2007 6.39 +0.54 pp
2006 5.84 +0.03 pp
2005 5.81 +0.62 pp
2004 5.19 +0.07 pp
2003 5.12 +0.27 pp
2002 4.85 −1.04 pp
2001 5.89 −0.61 pp
2000 6.51

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.