Croatia vs Spain: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Croatia
6.4%
in 2024
Spain
6.5%
in 2025
Croatia rank
25th
Spain rank
22nd
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Croatia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 6.5% against 6.4% in Croatia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Spain ahead.
Croatia ranks 25th and Spain ranks 22nd of 59 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 0.2% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 6.5% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 7.2% | 0.8% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 6.5% against 6.4% in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Croatia and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Spain rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 25th and Spain ranks 22nd 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.