Domestic general government health expenditure in Russia
Russia: Domestic general government health expenditure was 13.7% 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 general government expenditure.
Analysis
Russia recorded 13.7% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Russia peaked at 15.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2016.
Russia ranks 59th 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 general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +47.2% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -0.5% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 13.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.1%, 97% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Russia's 13.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in Russia 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 | +47.2% | 10.2% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.7% | 15.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More health data for Russia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.7261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5159 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,176 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 957 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.34 % 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 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Russia?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Russia was 13.7% 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 15.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2016.
- How does Russia rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Russia ranks 59th 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 49.4%. 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 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.