San Marino — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for San Marino, 2000–2023.
Health spending for San Marino was 6.61% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 8.99% in 2012. The lowest was 4.77% in 2003 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.58% per year.
San Marino ranks 93 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 49%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so San Marino sits below it. It peaked in 2012 and has fallen 26% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 20%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 42 of 51 economies; Hungary (6.37%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 30% in 2011. That is 17% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 120 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 68th of 184 in 2000 → 82nd of 188 in 2010 → 60th of 189 in 2020 → 91st of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.61% | -0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 7.22% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 7.51% | -1.0 pp |
| 2020 | 8.48% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 8.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 8.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 8.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 8.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 8.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 8.24% | -0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 8.99% | +0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 8.07% | +1.9 pp |
| 2010 | 6.21% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 6.18% | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 5.41% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 4.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 4.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 4.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 4.77% | -0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 5.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 5.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 5.79% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was San Marino’s Health spending in 2001?
5.64% (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 San Marino’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +14.2% in total — about 0.6% 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: 6.61%; 2022: 7.22%; 2021: 7.51%; 2020: 8.48%; 2019: 8.15%. 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.