Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Moldova
Moldova: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 6.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Moldova, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 6.7% for current health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Moldova peaked at 13.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 93rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -25.9% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -3.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 6.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 6.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 86% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 5.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More health data for Moldova
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2486 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 29 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.71 % 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 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.57 % 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 0.0277 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Moldova?
- Current health expenditure in Moldova was 6.7% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for current health expenditure?
- Moldova ranks 93rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.