Bulgaria vs Estonia: Current health expenditure
Bulgaria
7.9%
in 2023
Estonia
7.8%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
64th
Estonia rank
65th
Current health expenditure over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 7.9% against 7.8% in Estonia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Estonia ranks 65th of 193 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.3% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Bulgaria, at 7.9% against 7.8% in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th and Estonia ranks 65th 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.