Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in San Marino
San Marino: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 6.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in San Marino, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
San Marino recorded 6.6% for current health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in San Marino peaked at 9.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2003.
San Marino ranks 94th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in San Marino, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -8.5% |
San Marino compared with similar countries
- San Marino's 6.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 83% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- San Marino's 6.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 84% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in San Marino changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +30.0% | 6.2% | 8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 8.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near San Marino
More health data for San Marino
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 165 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 177 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 164 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 166 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 170 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 11,120 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 11,051 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 22,171 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in San Marino?
- Current health expenditure in San Marino was 6.6% 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 San Marino?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in San Marino?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2003.
- How does San Marino rank for current health expenditure?
- San Marino ranks 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in San Marino?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this San Marino 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.