Health spending as a share of total government spending in Montenegro
Montenegro: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 16.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Montenegro, 2011–2023
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 Montenegro is 16.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Montenegro peaked at 17.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2017.
That places Montenegro 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.7% | — |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 13.1% | 17.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Montenegro?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Montenegro was 16.6% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2017.
- How does Montenegro rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Montenegro ranks 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.