Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Italy: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.1%
in 2024
Italy
6.2%
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
30th
Italy rank
29th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.2% against 6.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 30th and Italy ranks 29th of 59 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 6.2% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.6% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.6% | 0.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Italy?
- Italy, at 6.2% against 6.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 30th and Italy ranks 29th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.