Health spending as a share of total government spending in San Marino
San Marino: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 26.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in San Marino, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
San Marino recorded 26.2% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in San Marino peaked at 32.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2020.
That places San Marino 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 San Marino, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +28.4% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -60.1% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +38.8% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +65.3% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.7% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 22.0% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 12.9% | 29.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near San Marino
- 2 Costa Rica 24.9% compare
- 3 Japan 23.3% compare
- 4 United States of America 23.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in San Marino?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in San Marino was 26.2% 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 San Marino?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in San Marino?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2020.
- How does San Marino rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- San Marino ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in San Marino?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this San Marino 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.