Domestic general government health expenditure in Serbia
Serbia: Domestic general government health expenditure was 13.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Serbia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Serbia is 13.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Serbia peaked at 14.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2020.
Serbia ranks 62nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 13.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 13.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.0% | 14.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Serbia?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Serbia was 13.0% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Serbia ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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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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.