Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Czechia
Czechia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 8.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Czechia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Czechia is 8.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Czechia peaked at 9.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
Czechia ranks 53rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Czechia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Czechia was 8.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 53rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).