Current health expenditure in Georgia
Georgia: Current health expenditure was 6.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Georgia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Georgia is 6.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Georgia peaked at 10.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2023.
That places Georgia 88th out of 193 countries 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 6.9% | 10.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 85 Russian Federation 7.0% compare
- 86 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.9% compare
- 87 Costa Rica 6.9% compare
- 89 Ireland 6.9% compare
- 90 Guatemala 6.8% compare
- 91 Samoa 6.8% compare
More health data for Georgia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0382 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,310 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 26 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 8.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0328 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0268 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Georgia?
- Current health expenditure in Georgia was 6.9% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2023.
- How does Georgia rank for current health expenditure?
- Georgia ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.