Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Serbia
Serbia: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 65.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Serbia, 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 Serbia stood at 65.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Serbia peaked at 72.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2017.
That places Serbia 70th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.4% | — |
| 2001 | 66.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 61.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 57.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | -2.6% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 65.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 65.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.4%, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.5% | 61.0% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 57.5% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 61.0% | 67.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Serbia?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Serbia was 65.5% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2017.
- How does Serbia rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Serbia ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.