Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Russian Federation, 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 Russian Federation is 4.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Russian Federation peaked at 5.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2004.
That places Russian Federation 53rd 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 Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +71.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Russian Federation?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Russian Federation was 4.9% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2004.
- How does Russian Federation rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Russian Federation ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.