Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Serbia

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Serbia in 2023 — 8.03%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.22 pp.

2023 8.03% −0.55 pp vs 2022
World rank 60of 192
Period maximum 9.23%2021
Period minimum 5.81%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Serbia, 2000–202356789102000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.81%2001: 6.19%2002: 7.25%2003: 7.31%2004: 7.64%2005: 8.09%2006: 8.29%2007: 9.02%2008: 9.13%2009: 8.99%2010: 9.15%2011: 8.76%2012: 8.96%2013: 8.93%2014: 8.86%2015: 8.46%2016: 8.15%2017: 7.9%2018: 8.18%2019: 8.29%2020: 8.31%2021: 9.23%2022: 8.58%2023: 8.03%
Change over the period: +2.22 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Serbia 8.03%
World 10.06%
Southern Europe computed 8.75%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.03 −0.55 pp
2022 8.58 −0.65 pp
2021 9.23 +0.93 pp
2020 8.31 +0.02 pp
2019 8.29 +0.1 pp
2018 8.18 +0.29 pp
2017 7.9 −0.25 pp
2016 8.15 −0.31 pp
2015 8.46 −0.4 pp
2014 8.86 −0.07 pp
2013 8.93 −0.03 pp
2012 8.96 +0.2 pp
2011 8.76 −0.39 pp
2010 9.15 +0.16 pp
2009 8.99 −0.14 pp
2008 9.13 +0.11 pp
2007 9.02 +0.73 pp
2006 8.29 +0.19 pp
2005 8.09 +0.46 pp
2004 7.64 +0.33 pp
2003 7.31 +0.06 pp
2002 7.25 +1.06 pp
2001 6.19 +0.38 pp
2000 5.81

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.