Greece vs Romania: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Greece
5.0%
in 2025
Romania
4.8%
in 2024
Greece rank
40th
Romania rank
43rd
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Greece
- Romania
How they compare
Greece currently reports 5.0% against 4.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Romania ahead.
Greece ranks 40th and Romania ranks 43rd of 59 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 1.3% | Greece |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 1.3% | Greece |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 0.6% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Greece or Romania?
- Greece, at 5.0% against 4.8% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Greece and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Romania rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 40th and Romania ranks 43rd 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.