Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Lower middle income: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 8.9% against 3.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 2.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ahead every year.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 46th and Lower middle income ranks 44th of 193 countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 4.0% | 4.6% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 3.6% | 5.5% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 3.7% | 5.5% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Lower middle income?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 8.9% against 3.7% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Lower middle income?
- 5.2%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Lower middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Lower middle income rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 46th and Lower middle income ranks 44th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.