Current health expenditure in Montenegro
Montenegro: Current health expenditure was 9.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Montenegro, 2011–2023
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 Montenegro is 9.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Montenegro peaked at 11.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2011.
That places Montenegro 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.0% | — |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +37.1% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.7% | 11.4% | 4 |
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- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.4566 % 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 -0.0472 % 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 0.0306 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Montenegro?
- Current health expenditure in Montenegro was 9.7% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2011.
- How does Montenegro rank for current health expenditure?
- Montenegro ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.