Government health spending as a share of GDP in Ukraine
Ukraine: Government health spending as a share of GDP was 4.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Ukraine, 2000–2021
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 Ukraine is 4.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government health spending as a share of gdp in Ukraine peaked at 4.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
Ukraine ranks 47th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 44 Ireland 4.7% compare
- 45 Costa Rica 4.7% compare
- 46 Israel 4.6% compare
- 48 Brazil 4.3% compare
- 49 North Macedonia 4.3% compare
- 50 South Africa 4.1% compare
More health data for Ukraine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,126 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 81 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government health spending as a share of gdp in Ukraine?
- Government health spending as a share of gdp in Ukraine was 4.3% in 2021, 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Ukraine rank for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Ukraine ranks 47th out of 59 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government health spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.