Bulgaria vs Romania: Health spending per capita
Bulgaria
2,731 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2024
Romania
2,454 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
40th
Romania rank
41st
Health spending per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2,731 international-$ in 2020 prices against 2,454 international-$ in 2020 prices in Romania, a difference of 277 international-$ in 2020 prices.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 40th and Romania ranks 41st of 59 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 991.34 international-$ in 2020 prices | 968.03 international-$ in 2020 prices | 23.31 international-$ in 2020 prices | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1,548 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,375 international-$ in 2020 prices | 173.75 international-$ in 2020 prices | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2,441 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,244 international-$ in 2020 prices | 197 international-$ in 2020 prices | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 2,731 international-$ in 2020 prices against 2,454 international-$ in 2020 prices in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 277 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 40th and Romania ranks 41st of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Health expenditure in total divided by population.