Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Slovakia
Slovakia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 7.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Slovakia, 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 Slovakia stood at 7.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Slovakia peaked at 8.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
Slovakia ranks 78th 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.6% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Slovakia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Slovakia was 7.4% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Slovakia ranks 78th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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).