Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ukraine
Ukraine: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 52.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ukraine, 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2021, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ukraine stood at 52.1%.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ukraine peaked at 60.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2019.
That places Ukraine 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.3% | — |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 58.7% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | +5.8% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 52.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 52.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.4%, 74% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.3% | 47.3% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 44.8% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 49.3% | 52.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ukraine?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ukraine was 52.1% in 2021, 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2019.
- How does Ukraine rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Ukraine ranks 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.