Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Romania

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Romania in 2023 — 4.33%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1 pp.

2023 4.33% −0.17 pp vs 2022
World rank 71of 192
Period maximum 4.97%2020
Period minimum 3.34%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Romania, 2000–202333.544.552000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.34%2001: 3.49%2002: 3.68%2003: 4.46%2004: 4.04%2005: 4.41%2006: 4.02%2007: 4.09%2008: 4.07%2009: 4.15%2010: 4.5%2011: 3.36%2012: 3.47%2013: 4.12%2014: 3.97%2015: 3.85%2016: 3.97%2017: 4.08%2018: 4.39%2019: 4.57%2020: 4.97%2021: 4.88%2022: 4.5%2023: 4.33%
Change over the period: +1 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Romania 4.33%
World 6.14%
Eastern Europe computed 5.19%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.33 −0.17 pp
2022 4.5 −0.38 pp
2021 4.88 −0.09 pp
2020 4.97 +0.41 pp
2019 4.57 +0.17 pp
2018 4.39 +0.32 pp
2017 4.08 +0.11 pp
2016 3.97 +0.12 pp
2015 3.85 −0.11 pp
2014 3.97 −0.16 pp
2013 4.12 +0.66 pp
2012 3.47 +0.11 pp
2011 3.36 −1.15 pp
2010 4.5 +0.35 pp
2009 4.15 +0.08 pp
2008 4.07 −0.02 pp
2007 4.09 +0.07 pp
2006 4.02 −0.39 pp
2005 4.41 +0.37 pp
2004 4.04 −0.42 pp
2003 4.46 +0.78 pp
2002 3.68 +0.19 pp
2001 3.49 +0.15 pp
2000 3.34

Eastern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.