Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Ukraine
Ukraine: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 8.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Ukraine, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ukraine is 8.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ukraine peaked at 8.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
Ukraine ranks 59th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ukraine?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ukraine was 8.2% in 2021, 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Ukraine rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Ukraine ranks 59th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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).