Government health spending as a share of GDP in Montenegro
Montenegro: Government health spending as a share of GDP was 6.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Montenegro, 2011–2024
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 Montenegro stood at 6.8%.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government health spending as a share of gdp in Montenegro peaked at 7.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2017.
That places Montenegro 21st 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 14 years of available data.
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.9% | — |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +41.1% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government health spending as a share of gdp in Montenegro?
- Government health spending as a share of gdp in Montenegro was 6.8% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2017.
- How does Montenegro rank for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Montenegro ranks 21st out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government health spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.