Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Montenegro
Montenegro: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 9.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Montenegro, 2011–2023
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 Montenegro stood at 9.7%.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Montenegro peaked at 11.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2011.
That places Montenegro 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.0% | — |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +37.1% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.7% | 11.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Montenegro?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Montenegro was 9.7% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2011.
- How does Montenegro rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Montenegro ranks 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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).