Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Czechia
Czechia: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 84.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Czechia, 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
Czechia recorded 84.3% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Czechia peaked at 88.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2008.
That places Czechia 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.7% | — |
| 2001 | 87.4% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 84.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 84.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.4%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.8% | 81.0% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 84.0% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 84.3% | 88.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Czechia?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Czechia was 84.3% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2008.
- How does Czechia rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Czechia ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia 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.