Bulgaria vs Estonia: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Bulgaria
5.5%
in 2024
Estonia
6.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
34th
Estonia rank
31st
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 6.1% against 5.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 34th and Estonia ranks 31st of 59 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 4.2% | 0.3% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.8% | 0.6% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.7% | 0.4% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 6.1% against 5.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 0.6%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th and Estonia ranks 31st 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.