Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Europe & Central Asia

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Europe & Central Asia in 2023 — 9.58%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.6 pp.

2023 9.58% −0.12 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 10.48%2020
Period minimum 7.99%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Europe & Central Asia, 2000–202378910112000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 7.99%2001: 8.16%2002: 8.43%2003: 8.61%2004: 8.6%2005: 8.58%2006: 8.5%2007: 8.41%2008: 8.59%2009: 9.39%2010: 9.16%2011: 9%2012: 9.02%2013: 9.06%2014: 9.17%2015: 9.26%2016: 9.3%2017: 9.21%2018: 9.23%2019: 9.31%2020: 10.48%2021: 10.38%2022: 9.71%2023: 9.58%
Change over the period: +1.6 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 9.58%
World 10.06%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.58 −0.12 pp
2022 9.71 −0.67 pp
2021 10.38 −0.1 pp
2020 10.48 +1.17 pp
2019 9.31 +0.08 pp
2018 9.23 +0.02 pp
2017 9.21 −0.09 pp
2016 9.3 +0.04 pp
2015 9.26 +0.09 pp
2014 9.17 +0.11 pp
2013 9.06 +0.05 pp
2012 9.02 +0.02 pp
2011 9 −0.16 pp
2010 9.16 −0.23 pp
2009 9.39 +0.8 pp
2008 8.59 +0.18 pp
2007 8.41 −0.09 pp
2006 8.5 −0.07 pp
2005 8.58 −0.02 pp
2004 8.6 −0.02 pp
2003 8.61 +0.19 pp
2002 8.43 +0.27 pp
2001 8.16 +0.17 pp
2000 7.99

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.