Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 7.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 7.9% for current health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Bulgaria peaked at 8.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 64th of 193 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 (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +3.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 7.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 7.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % 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 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Bulgaria?
- Current health expenditure in Bulgaria was 7.9% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for current health expenditure?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.