Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 8.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Ukraine, 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, current health expenditure in Ukraine stood at 8.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Ukraine peaked at 8.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
Ukraine ranks 58th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +8.5% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 8.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 8.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 81 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.73 % 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 0.0172 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Ukraine?
- Current health expenditure in Ukraine was 8.2% in 2021, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Ukraine rank for current health expenditure?
- Ukraine ranks 58th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.