Romania — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Romania, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Romania was 5.71% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.45% in 2021. The lowest was 4.21% in 2000 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.33% per year.
Romania ranks 110 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 58%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Romania sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 12% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 9%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 45 of 51 economies; Turkmenistan (5.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 21% in 2011. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 52 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 119th of 184 in 2000 → 91st of 188 in 2010 → 102nd of 189 in 2020 → 109th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 6.45% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 6.21% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 5.51% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 5.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 5.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 5.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 5.22% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 4.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 4.48% | -1.2 pp |
| 2010 | 5.64% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 5.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 5.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 5.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 5.07% | -0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 5.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 5.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 5.37% | +0.8 pp |
| 2002 | 4.58% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 4.38% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 4.21% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Romania’s Health spending in 2001?
4.38% (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 Romania’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +35.6% in total — about 1.3% 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: 5.71%; 2022: 5.8%; 2021: 6.45%; 2020: 6.21%; 2019: 5.7%. 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.