Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria is 5.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bulgaria peaked at 5.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2007.
That places Bulgaria 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bulgaria?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bulgaria was 5.0% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.