Government health spending as a share of GDP in Slovakia
Slovakia: Government health spending as a share of GDP was 6.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Slovakia, 1997–2025
Source: OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, government health spending as a share of gdp in Slovakia stood at 6.4%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government health spending as a share of gdp in Slovakia peaked at 6.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2000.
That places Slovakia 26th out of 59 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.1% | — |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government health spending as a share of gdp in Slovakia?
- Government health spending as a share of gdp in Slovakia was 6.4% in 2025, 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Slovakia ranks 26th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government health spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.