Health share of government spending in Bulgaria in 2023 — 12.83%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.75 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.83 | +1.26 pp |
| 2022 | 11.57 | −1.74 pp |
| 2021 | 13.31 | +1.09 pp |
| 2020 | 12.22 | +0.66 pp |
| 2019 | 11.55 | +0.12 pp |
| 2018 | 11.43 | −0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 11.84 | +0.01 pp |
| 2016 | 11.83 | +1.59 pp |
| 2015 | 10.23 | −0.13 pp |
| 2014 | 10.36 | −0.33 pp |
| 2013 | 10.7 | −0.48 pp |
| 2012 | 11.18 | −0.23 pp |
| 2011 | 11.41 | +0.56 pp |
| 2010 | 10.85 | +1.81 pp |
| 2009 | 9.04 | −0.36 pp |
| 2008 | 9.39 | +0.29 pp |
| 2007 | 9.11 | −1.69 pp |
| 2006 | 10.79 | −0.38 pp |
| 2005 | 11.17 | +0.34 pp |
| 2004 | 10.83 | −0.51 pp |
| 2003 | 11.33 | +0.59 pp |
| 2002 | 10.74 | +1.28 pp |
| 2001 | 9.47 | +1.39 pp |
| 2000 | 8.08 | — |
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Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.
Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
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Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
