Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belarus
Belarus: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 66.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belarus, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belarus stood at 66.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belarus peaked at 78.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2015.
That places Belarus 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.7% | — |
| 2001 | 74.6% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 71.5% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.5% | 64.6% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 60.8% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 66.8% | 74.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 62 Costa Rica 67.2% compare
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- 66 Bhutan 66.7% compare
- 67 Malta 66.0% compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 65.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belarus?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belarus was 66.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2015.
- How does Belarus rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Belarus ranks 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.