Government health spending as a share of GDP in Croatia
Croatia: Government health spending as a share of GDP was 6.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Croatia, 2003–2024
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 Croatia stood at 6.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government health spending as a share of gdp in Croatia peaked at 6.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2003.
That places Croatia 25th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.2% | — |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 6.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government health spending as a share of gdp in Croatia?
- Government health spending as a share of gdp in Croatia was 6.4% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2003.
- How does Croatia rank for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 25th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government health spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia 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.