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Slovak Republic — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Slovak Republic, 2000–2023.
Latest value · 2023
7.35%
Health Spending (% of GDP) · % of GDP · +38.5% since 2000
Health spending for Slovak Republic was 7.35% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 7.95% in 2009. The lowest was 5.31% in 2000 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.43% per year.
Slovak Republic ranks 78 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 41%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Slovak Republic sits below it. It peaked in 2009 and has fallen 8% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 2%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
7.35%
First (2000)
5.31%
Change
+38.5%
Highest
7.95%
in 2009
Lowest
5.31%
in 2000
Average
6.85%
Annual growth (CAGR)
1.43%
Years of data
24
Recent years
| Year | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.35% |
| 2022 | 7.7% |
| 2021 | 7.63% |
| 2020 | 7.06% |
| 2019 | 6.91% |
| 2018 | 6.64% |
| 2017 | 6.73% |
| 2016 | 7.06% |
| 2015 | 6.74% |
| 2014 | 6.87% |
| 2013 | 7.48% |
| 2012 | 7.53% |
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.