Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bulgaria

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Bulgaria in 2023 — 7.92%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.09 pp.

2023 7.92% +0.28 pp vs 2022
World rank 62of 192
Period maximum 8.58%2021
Period minimum 5.83%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bulgaria, 2000–2023567892000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.83%2001: 6.86%2002: 7.08%2003: 7.2%2004: 6.89%2005: 6.89%2006: 6.53%2007: 6.16%2008: 6.28%2009: 6.6%2010: 7.09%2011: 7.1%2012: 7.54%2013: 7.14%2014: 7.68%2015: 7.39%2016: 7.46%2017: 7.5%2018: 7.34%2019: 7.12%2020: 8.44%2021: 8.58%2022: 7.64%2023: 7.92%
Change over the period: +2.09 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Bulgaria 7.92%
World 10.06%
Eastern Europe computed 7.06%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.92 +0.28 pp
2022 7.64 −0.94 pp
2021 8.58 +0.14 pp
2020 8.44 +1.32 pp
2019 7.12 −0.22 pp
2018 7.34 −0.16 pp
2017 7.5 +0.04 pp
2016 7.46 +0.07 pp
2015 7.39 −0.29 pp
2014 7.68 +0.54 pp
2013 7.14 −0.4 pp
2012 7.54 +0.44 pp
2011 7.1 +0.01 pp
2010 7.09 +0.5 pp
2009 6.6 +0.31 pp
2008 6.28 +0.13 pp
2007 6.16 −0.37 pp
2006 6.53 −0.36 pp
2005 6.89 −0 pp
2004 6.89 −0.31 pp
2003 7.2 +0.12 pp
2002 7.08 +0.22 pp
2001 6.86 +1.03 pp
2000 5.83

Eastern Europe, 2023

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

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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