Which has higher current health expenditure, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 9.0% against 8.9% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Uruguay: Current health expenditure

Bosnia and Herzegovina

8.9%

in 2023

Uruguay

9.0%

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

46th

Uruguay rank

44th

Current health expenditure over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 9.0% against 8.9% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 46th and Uruguay 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	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.6%	8.5%	0.0%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	9.1%	8.4%	0.8%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	9.2%	9.0%	0.2%	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 Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 9.0% against 8.9% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in current health expenditure between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay?: 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay rank globally for current health expenditure?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 46th and Uruguay 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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Indicator: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,692 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.