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North Macedonia — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for North Macedonia, 2000–2023.
Latest value · 2023
7.43%
Health Spending (% of GDP) · % of GDP · -16.3% since 2000
Health spending for North Macedonia was 7.43% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 9.01% in 2003. The lowest was 6.29% in 2014 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.77% per year.
North Macedonia ranks 76 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 40%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so North Macedonia sits below it. It peaked in 2003 and has fallen 18% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 11%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
7.43%
First (2000)
8.87%
Change
-16.3%
Highest
9.01%
in 2003
Lowest
6.29%
in 2014
Average
7.29%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.77%
Years of data
24
Recent years
| Year | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.43% |
| 2022 | 7.42% |
| 2021 | 8.42% |
| 2020 | 7.73% |
| 2019 | 7.07% |
| 2018 | 6.46% |
| 2017 | 6.44% |
| 2016 | 6.38% |
| 2015 | 6.34% |
| 2014 | 6.29% |
| 2013 | 6.72% |
| 2012 | 6.61% |
Reading this correctly. Current health expenditure as a share of GDP. Covers both public and private spending on health goods and services. Figures are in % of GDP. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.