Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 62.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bulgaria, 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
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bulgaria is 62.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bulgaria peaked at 64.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 79th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.6% | — |
| 2001 | 56.1% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 59.3% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 55.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 55.9% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 59.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.5% | 53.8% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 50.8% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 59.8% | 64.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bulgaria?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bulgaria was 62.8% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Bulgaria ranks 79th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.