Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Albania
Albania: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 3.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Albania, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Albania recorded 3.5% for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Albania peaked at 3.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2008.
Albania ranks 84th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +27.7% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Albania?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Albania was 3.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Albania ranks 84th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.