Health spending as a share of total government spending in Romania
Romania: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 10.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Romania, 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 Romania is 10.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Romania peaked at 13.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2000.
Romania ranks 88th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 8.7% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Romania?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Romania was 10.7% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Romania ranks 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.