Current health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Current health expenditure was 9.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia stood at 9.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 10.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 5 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
- 6 Liberia 13.0% compare
- 7 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.9% compare
- 8 Lesotho 12.6% compare
- 9 Germany 12.3% compare
- 10 Austria 11.8% compare
- 11 Switzerland 11.7% compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.9265 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0346 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia?
- Current health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia was 9.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for current health expenditure?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.