Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Serbia

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Serbia in 2023 — 5.26%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.47 pp.

2023 5.26% −0.51 pp vs 2022
World rank 48of 192
Period maximum 6.04%2021
Period minimum 3.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Serbia, 2000–2023345672000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.8%2001: 4.14%2002: 5.23%2003: 5.1%2004: 5.18%2005: 5.3%2006: 5.18%2007: 5.5%2008: 5.65%2009: 5.54%2010: 5.58%2011: 5.35%2012: 5.56%2013: 5.35%2014: 5.16%2015: 4.88%2016: 4.69%2017: 4.54%2018: 4.86%2019: 4.84%2020: 5.06%2021: 6.04%2022: 5.77%2023: 5.26%
Change over the period: +1.47 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Serbia 5.26%
World 6.14%
Southern Europe computed 6.22%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.26 −0.51 pp
2022 5.77 −0.27 pp
2021 6.04 +0.98 pp
2020 5.06 +0.23 pp
2019 4.84 −0.02 pp
2018 4.86 +0.32 pp
2017 4.54 −0.15 pp
2016 4.69 −0.19 pp
2015 4.88 −0.28 pp
2014 5.16 −0.19 pp
2013 5.35 −0.22 pp
2012 5.56 +0.21 pp
2011 5.35 −0.23 pp
2010 5.58 +0.04 pp
2009 5.54 −0.11 pp
2008 5.65 +0.15 pp
2007 5.5 +0.32 pp
2006 5.18 −0.12 pp
2005 5.3 +0.12 pp
2004 5.18 +0.08 pp
2003 5.1 −0.13 pp
2002 5.23 +1.09 pp
2001 4.14 +0.34 pp
2000 3.8

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.