Malta vs Serbia: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Malta
5.7%
in 2023
Serbia
5.2%
in 2024
Malta rank
33rd
Serbia rank
35th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Malta
- Serbia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 5.7% against 5.2% in Serbia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 33rd and Serbia ranks 35th of 59 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 0.6% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Malta or Serbia?
- Malta, at 5.7% against 5.2% in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Malta and Serbia?
- 0.5%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Serbia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Serbia rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Malta ranks 33rd and Serbia ranks 35th 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.