Health spending as a share of total government spending in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 12.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Bulgaria is 12.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Bulgaria peaked at 13.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 66th of 195 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.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.2% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 13.3% | 4 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0166 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 88 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Bulgaria?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Bulgaria was 12.8% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Bulgaria ranks 66th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.