Bulgaria vs Serbia: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Bulgaria
5.5%
in 2024
Serbia
5.2%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
34th
Serbia rank
35th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.5% against 5.2% in Serbia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Serbia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 34th and Serbia ranks 35th of 59 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 5.4% | 1.5% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 5.1% | 1.0% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.5% | 0.3% | Serbia |
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 Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 5.5% against 5.2% in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th and Serbia ranks 35th 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.