Health spending as a share of total government spending in Albania
Albania: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Albania, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 12.3% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Albania peaked at 12.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2009.
That places Albania 68th out of 195 countries 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.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -22.7% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +34.7% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.1% | 12.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Albania?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Albania was 12.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2009.
- How does Albania rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Albania ranks 68th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.