Current health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Current health expenditure was 6.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 6.2% for current health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 6.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.0639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Current health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 6.2% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for current health expenditure?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.