Costa Rica vs Ukraine: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Costa Rica
4.7%
in 2025
Ukraine
4.3%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
45th
Ukraine rank
47th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Ukraine
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4.7% against 4.3% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 45th and Ukraine ranks 47th of 59 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.5% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.0% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Costa Rica or Ukraine?
- Costa Rica, at 4.7% against 4.3% in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and Ukraine?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ukraine?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Ukraine rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th and Ukraine ranks 47th 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.