Health spending as a share of total government spending in Serbia
Serbia: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 13.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Serbia, 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 Serbia is 13.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Serbia peaked at 14.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2020.
That places Serbia 62nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.0% | 14.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Serbia?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Serbia was 13.0% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Serbia ranks 62nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.