Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Slovenia
Slovenia: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 6.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Slovenia, 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 Slovenia is 6.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Slovenia peaked at 7.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2007.
That places Slovenia 24th 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 Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Slovenia?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Slovenia was 6.8% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2007.
- How does Slovenia rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Slovenia ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.