Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Romania

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Romania in 2023 — 5.71%. Ranked 111 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.5 pp.

2023 5.71% −0.09 pp vs 2022
World rank 111of 192
Period maximum 6.45%2021
Period minimum 4.21%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Romania, 2000–202345672000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.21%2001: 4.38%2002: 4.58%2003: 5.37%2004: 5.48%2005: 5.53%2006: 5.07%2007: 5.02%2008: 5.02%2009: 5.28%2010: 5.64%2011: 4.48%2012: 4.51%2013: 5.22%2014: 5.03%2015: 4.94%2016: 5.08%2017: 5.19%2018: 5.51%2019: 5.7%2020: 6.21%2021: 6.45%2022: 5.8%2023: 5.71%
Change over the period: +1.5 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Romania 5.71%
World 10.06%
Eastern Europe computed 7.06%
High-income countries computed 12.55%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.71 −0.09 pp
2022 5.8 −0.65 pp
2021 6.45 +0.24 pp
2020 6.21 +0.51 pp
2019 5.7 +0.18 pp
2018 5.51 +0.33 pp
2017 5.19 +0.11 pp
2016 5.08 +0.14 pp
2015 4.94 −0.08 pp
2014 5.03 −0.2 pp
2013 5.22 +0.71 pp
2012 4.51 +0.03 pp
2011 4.48 −1.16 pp
2010 5.64 +0.36 pp
2009 5.28 +0.26 pp
2008 5.02 +0 pp
2007 5.02 −0.05 pp
2006 5.07 −0.46 pp
2005 5.53 +0.05 pp
2004 5.48 +0.11 pp
2003 5.37 +0.79 pp
2002 4.58 +0.2 pp
2001 4.38 +0.17 pp
2000 4.21

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.