Government health spending as a share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Government health spending as a share of GDP was 6.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2024
Source: OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government health spending as a share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 6.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government health spending as a share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 6.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2000.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 30th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government health spending as a share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Government health spending as a share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 6.1% in 2024, according to OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 30th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government health spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.