Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Serbia
Serbia: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Serbia, 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 Serbia is 5.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Serbia peaked at 6.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
Serbia ranks 48th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Serbia?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Serbia was 5.3% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Serbia ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.