Current health expenditure in Czechia
Czechia: Current health expenditure was 8.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Czechia, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 8.5% for current health expenditure in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Czechia peaked at 9.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
That places Czechia 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 48 Malta 8.8% compare
- 49 Guinea-Bissau 8.8% compare
- 50 Republic of Korea 8.7% compare
- 52 Mozambique 8.5% compare
- 53 Italy 8.4% compare
- 54 Greece 8.4% compare
More health data for Czechia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.7726 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -5.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Czechia?
- Current health expenditure in Czechia was 8.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for current health expenditure?
- Czechia ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.