Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Montenegro
Montenegro: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 69.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Montenegro, 2011–2023
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 Montenegro stood at 69.3%.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Montenegro peaked at 71.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2017.
Montenegro ranks 54th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 61.0% | — |
| 2012 | 63.9% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.1% | 57.4% | 63.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 61.2% | 71.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 51 Russian Federation 70.0% compare
- 52 Colombia 69.8% compare
- 53 Republic of Moldova 69.6% compare
- 55 Samoa 69.2% compare
- 56 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69.1% compare
- 57 Liechtenstein 69.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Montenegro?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Montenegro was 69.3% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2017.
- How does Montenegro rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Montenegro ranks 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.