Colombia vs Slovakia: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Colombia
6.5%
in 2025
Slovakia
6.4%
in 2025
Colombia rank
24th
Slovakia rank
26th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Colombia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6.5% against 6.4% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Slovakia ahead.
Colombia ranks 24th and Slovakia ranks 26th of 59 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 5.0% | 0.3% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 0.4% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Colombia or Slovakia?
- Colombia, at 6.5% against 6.4% in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Colombia and Slovakia?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Slovakia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Slovakia rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 24th and Slovakia ranks 26th 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.