Czechia — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Czechia, 2000–2024.
Health spending for Czechia was 8.51% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 9.15% in 2021. The lowest was 5.67% in 2000 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.71% per year.
Czechia ranks 50 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 26%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Czechia sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 7% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 13%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 19 of 51 economies; Italy (8.44%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 20% in 2020. That is 7% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 41 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 70th of 184 in 2000 → 58th of 188 in 2010 → 52nd of 189 in 2020 → 15th of 22 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 8.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 8.47% | -0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 9.15% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 8.97% | +1.5 pp |
| 2019 | 7.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 7.37% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 7.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 7.32% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 7.29% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 7.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 7.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 7.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 7.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 7.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 7.27% | +0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 6.34% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 5.99% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 6.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 6.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 6.33% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 6.15% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 5.83% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 5.67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Czechia’s Health spending in 2001?
5.83% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Czechia’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +50.1% in total — about 1.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 8.51%; 2023: 8.43%; 2022: 8.47%; 2021: 9.15%; 2020: 8.97%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.