Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 7.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Russian Federation, 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 Russian Federation stood at 7.0%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Russian Federation peaked at 8.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2007.
Russian Federation ranks 86th 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 Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +42.4% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Russian Federation?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Russian Federation was 7.0% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2007.
- How does Russian Federation rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Russian Federation ranks 86th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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).