Health spending as a share of total government spending in Slovenia
Slovenia: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 14.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Slovenia, 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 Slovenia stood at 14.6%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Slovenia peaked at 14.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2013.
That places Slovenia 50th 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 Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.8% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 14.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Slovenia?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Slovenia was 14.6% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2013.
- How does Slovenia rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Slovenia ranks 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.