Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Eastern Europe

Health share of government spending in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 12.28%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.92 pp.

2023 12.28% −0.21 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 13.07%2021
Period minimum 9.35%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Eastern Europe, 2000–2023910111213142000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 9.35%2001: 9.67%2002: 10.16%2003: 10.66%2004: 11.21%2005: 11.21%2006: 10.71%2007: 10.42%2008: 10.2%2009: 10.3%2010: 10.88%2011: 10.53%2012: 10.73%2013: 10.78%2014: 10.77%2015: 10.6%2016: 11.35%2017: 11.32%2018: 11.42%2019: 11.46%2020: 12.12%2021: 13.07%2022: 12.49%2023: 12.28%
Change over the period: +2.92 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Europe 12.28%
World computed 10.81%
Health share of government spending — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.28 −0.21 pp
2022 12.49 −0.58 pp
2021 13.07 +0.96 pp
2020 12.12 +0.65 pp
2019 11.46 +0.04 pp
2018 11.42 +0.1 pp
2017 11.32 −0.03 pp
2016 11.35 +0.75 pp
2015 10.6 −0.16 pp
2014 10.77 −0.01 pp
2013 10.78 +0.05 pp
2012 10.73 +0.2 pp
2011 10.53 −0.35 pp
2010 10.88 +0.58 pp
2009 10.3 +0.1 pp
2008 10.2 −0.22 pp
2007 10.42 −0.29 pp
2006 10.71 −0.5 pp
2005 11.21 +0 pp
2004 11.21 +0.55 pp
2003 10.66 +0.51 pp
2002 10.16 +0.49 pp
2001 9.67 +0.32 pp
2000 9.35

About the indicator

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.