Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Slovakia

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Slovakia in 2023 — 5.8%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.16 pp.

2023 5.8% −0.35 pp vs 2022
World rank 39of 192
Period maximum 6.15%2022
Period minimum 4.64%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Slovakia, 2000–20234.555.566.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.64%2001: 4.71%2002: 4.85%2003: 4.77%2004: 5.04%2005: 4.97%2006: 4.77%2007: 4.93%2008: 5.2%2009: 5.7%2010: 5.45%2011: 5.27%2012: 5.35%2013: 5.48%2014: 5.45%2015: 5.31%2016: 5.65%2017: 5.32%2018: 5.26%2019: 5.45%2020: 5.67%2021: 6.08%2022: 6.15%2023: 5.8%
Change over the period: +1.16 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Slovakia 5.8%
World 6.14%
Eastern Europe computed 5.19%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Slovakia, by year Slovakia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.8 −0.35 pp
2022 6.15 +0.07 pp
2021 6.08 +0.42 pp
2020 5.67 +0.22 pp
2019 5.45 +0.19 pp
2018 5.26 −0.07 pp
2017 5.32 −0.32 pp
2016 5.65 +0.34 pp
2015 5.31 −0.14 pp
2014 5.45 −0.04 pp
2013 5.48 +0.13 pp
2012 5.35 +0.08 pp
2011 5.27 −0.17 pp
2010 5.45 −0.25 pp
2009 5.7 +0.5 pp
2008 5.2 +0.27 pp
2007 4.93 +0.16 pp
2006 4.77 −0.2 pp
2005 4.97 −0.06 pp
2004 5.04 +0.26 pp
2003 4.77 −0.08 pp
2002 4.85 +0.15 pp
2001 4.71 +0.06 pp
2000 4.64

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.