Current health expenditure in Romania
Romania: Current health expenditure was 5.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Romania, 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 Romania is 5.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Romania peaked at 6.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
That places Romania 112th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 5.8% compare
- 110 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.7% compare
- 111 Liechtenstein 5.7% compare
- 113 Saudi Arabia 5.7% compare
- 114 Peru 5.6% compare
- 115 Lebanon 5.6% compare
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Romania?
- Current health expenditure in Romania was 5.7% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for current health expenditure?
- Romania ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.