Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Estonia
Estonia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 7.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Estonia stood at 7.5%.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Estonia peaked at 7.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2002.
That places Estonia 74th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 71 Ecuador 7.6% compare
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- 75 Tajikistan 7.4% compare
- 76 North Macedonia 7.4% compare
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More health data for Estonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,416 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.074 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0785 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Estonia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Estonia was 7.5% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 74th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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).