Current health expenditure in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Current health expenditure was 8.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 8.9% for current health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 9.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2002.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +2.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 8.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 8.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Current health expenditure in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 8.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2002.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for current health expenditure?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.