Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Serbia
Serbia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 8.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Serbia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 8.0% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Serbia peaked at 9.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2000.
Serbia ranks 62nd 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 9.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Serbia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Serbia was 8.0% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Serbia ranks 62nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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).