Government health spending as a share of GDP in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Government health spending as a share of GDP was 4.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government health spending as a share of GDP in North Macedonia, 2000–2023
Source: OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government health spending as a share of gdp in North Macedonia is 4.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government health spending as a share of gdp in North Macedonia peaked at 5.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2018.
North Macedonia ranks 49th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Government health spending as a share of GDP in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government health spending as a share of gdp in North Macedonia?
- Government health spending as a share of gdp in North Macedonia was 4.3% in 2023, 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2018.
- How does North Macedonia rank for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- North Macedonia ranks 49th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government health spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.