Domestic general government health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Domestic general government health expenditure was 14.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 14.5% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 16.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2000.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 13.6% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.3% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.5% | 16.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More health data for Europe & Central Asia
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.9265 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0346 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Europe & Central Asia was 14.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2000.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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 general government expenditure). 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 total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.