Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Russia
Russia: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 7.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Russia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Russia stood at 7.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Russia peaked at 8.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2007.
Russia ranks 86th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +42.4% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 7.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 90% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Russia's 7.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.6%, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +42.4% | 5.6% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Russia?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Russia was 7.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2007.
- How does Russia rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Russia ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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