Domestic general government health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Domestic general government health expenditure was 4.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 4.3% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2000.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 13th out of 47 groups 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.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +33.0% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.0639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4.3% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2000.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.