Croatia vs Slovakia: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Croatia
6.4%
in 2024
Slovakia
6.4%
in 2025
Croatia rank
25th
Slovakia rank
26th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Croatia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 6.4% against 6.4% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 25th and Slovakia ranks 26th of 59 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 0.9% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 0.3% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 0.4% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Croatia or Slovakia?
- Croatia, at 6.4% against 6.4% in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Croatia and Slovakia?
- 0.0%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Slovakia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Slovakia rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 25th 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.