Chile vs Serbia: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Chile
5.9%
in 2025
Serbia
5.2%
in 2024
Chile rank
32nd
Serbia rank
35th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Chile
- Serbia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 5.9% against 5.2% in Serbia, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Serbia ahead.
Chile ranks 32nd and Serbia ranks 35th of 59 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 5.1% | 1.4% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 5.1% | 0.3% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 0.4% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Chile or Serbia?
- Chile, at 5.9% against 5.2% in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Chile and Serbia?
- 0.7%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Serbia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Serbia rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 32nd 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.