Domestic general government health expenditure in Russia
Russia: Domestic general government health expenditure was 70.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Russia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Russia stood at 70.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Russia peaked at 73.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2016.
Russia ranks 51st 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.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.4% | — |
| 2001 | 58.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 58.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 58.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | -1.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 70.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 96% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Russia's 70.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.4%, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.2% | 58.0% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 57.0% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 69.6% | 73.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Russia?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Russia was 70.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2016.
- How does Russia rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Russia ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.