Bulgaria vs Poland: Current health expenditure
Bulgaria
7.9%
in 2023
Poland
8.1%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
64th
Poland rank
61st
Current health expenditure over time
- Bulgaria
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 8.1% against 7.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Poland ranks 61st of 193 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 1.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 6.6% | 1.5% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Bulgaria or Poland?
- Poland, at 8.1% against 7.9% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Bulgaria and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th and Poland ranks 61st 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.