Czechia vs Spain: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Czechia
7.6%
in 2025
Spain
6.5%
in 2025
Czechia rank
19th
Spain rank
22nd
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- Spain
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 7.6% against 6.5% in Spain, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Czechia ranks 19th and Spain ranks 22nd of 59 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 5.0% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.5% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 0.5% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Czechia or Spain?
- Czechia, at 7.6% against 6.5% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Czechia and Spain?
- 1.1%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Spain rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 19th 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.