Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Romania
Romania: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Romania, 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 Romania stood at 5.7%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Romania peaked at 6.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
That places Romania 113th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 5.8% compare
- 111 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.7% compare
- 112 Liechtenstein 5.7% compare
- 114 Saudi Arabia 5.7% compare
- 115 Peru 5.6% compare
- 116 Lebanon 5.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Romania?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Romania was 5.7% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Romania ranks 113th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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).