Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 6.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 6.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 6.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2000.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 6.0% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.