Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Estonia

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Estonia in 2023 — 5.66%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.74 pp.

2023 5.66% +0.47 pp vs 2022
World rank 42of 192
Period maximum 5.75%2020
Period minimum 3.58%2002

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Estonia, 2000–202334562000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.92%2001: 3.73%2002: 3.58%2003: 3.88%2004: 3.92%2005: 3.9%2006: 3.7%2007: 3.88%2008: 4.51%2009: 5.23%2010: 4.84%2011: 4.49%2012: 4.54%2013: 4.61%2014: 4.67%2015: 4.85%2016: 4.89%2017: 4.75%2018: 4.83%2019: 4.94%2020: 5.75%2021: 5.69%2022: 5.19%2023: 5.66%
Change over the period: +1.74 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Estonia 5.66%
World 6.14%
Northern Europe computed 8.38%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.66 +0.47 pp
2022 5.19 −0.5 pp
2021 5.69 −0.07 pp
2020 5.75 +0.81 pp
2019 4.94 +0.11 pp
2018 4.83 +0.08 pp
2017 4.75 −0.14 pp
2016 4.89 +0.03 pp
2015 4.85 +0.19 pp
2014 4.67 +0.05 pp
2013 4.61 +0.08 pp
2012 4.54 +0.05 pp
2011 4.49 −0.35 pp
2010 4.84 −0.39 pp
2009 5.23 +0.72 pp
2008 4.51 +0.63 pp
2007 3.88 +0.18 pp
2006 3.7 −0.21 pp
2005 3.9 −0.02 pp
2004 3.92 +0.04 pp
2003 3.88 +0.31 pp
2002 3.58 −0.15 pp
2001 3.73 −0.19 pp
2000 3.92

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.