Croatia vs Estonia: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Croatia
12.8%
in 2023
Estonia
13.0%
in 2023
Croatia rank
65th
Estonia rank
63rd
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Croatia
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 13.0% against 12.8% in Croatia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 65th and Estonia ranks 63rd of 195 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.1% | 1.0% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 12.2% | 0.1% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 0.0% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Croatia or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 13.0% against 12.8% in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Croatia and Estonia?
- 0.2%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Estonia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Estonia rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Croatia ranks 65th and Estonia ranks 63rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.