Health spending as a share of total government spending in Croatia
Croatia: 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 Croatia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Croatia stood at 12.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Croatia peaked at 14.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2002.
That places Croatia 65th 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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 9.9% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.3% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 11.7% | 14.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Croatia?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Croatia 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Croatia ranks 65th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.