Montenegro — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Montenegro, 2011–2023.
Health spending for Montenegro was 9.65% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 13 years, from 2011 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 11.42% in 2020. The lowest was 7.97% in 2011 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.61% per year.
Montenegro ranks 32 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 17%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Montenegro sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 15% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 14%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 12 of 51 economies; Norway (9.43%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 37% in 2020. That is 6% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 43 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 51st of 189 in 2011 → 23rd of 189 in 2020 → 31st of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2011 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.65% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 10.19% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 10.55% | -0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 11.42% | +3.1 pp |
| 2019 | 8.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 8.34% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 7.98% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 8.63% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 9.02% | +1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 8% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 8.47% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 7.97% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Montenegro’s Health spending in 2012?
8.3% (2012). 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 Montenegro’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2011 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +21.2% in total — about 1.6% 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: 2023: 9.65%; 2022: 10.19%; 2021: 10.55%; 2020: 11.42%; 2019: 8.33%. 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.