Health spending share of GDP in Croatia
Current health spending in Croatia was equal to 7.1% of GDP in 2023.
Croatia, 2023
7.1%
Change from 2022
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2023
10.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
8.4%
Position in 2023
79th of 192
Health spending share of GDP in Croatia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Croatia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 10.5% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | 10.3% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | 10.8% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | 9.9% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | 9.8% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | 9.9% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | 9.9% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | 10.0% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | 9.9% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | 9.8% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | 9.8% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | 9.9% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | 9.2% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | 8.9% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | 9.0% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | 9.0% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | 9.0% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | 9.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | 8.8% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | 8.5% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | 8.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 7.3% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 6.4%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Croatia has the 79th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 10.0%.
More for Croatia
All statistics for Croatia
Health spending share of GDP
7.6%
2024 · Eurostat
Physicians
3.91 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
78.9 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
558 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
410 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat