Government spending on health in Slovakia

Government spending on health in Slovakia was equal to 6.9% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Government spending on health Unit: % of GDP Data: 2010 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Slovakia, 2024 6.9%p (Provisional) % of GDP
Change from 2023 +0.3percentage points 2023: 6.6%
European Union, 2024 7.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 6.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 14th of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending on health in Slovakia over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government spending on health (% of GDP), 2010 to 2024
Period SlovakiaEuropean Union
2024 6.9%p (provisional) 7.3%
2023 6.6%p (provisional) 7.2%
2022 6.9%p (provisional) 7.5%
2021 6.5%p (provisional) 8.0%
2020 6.4%p (provisional) 8.0%
2019 5.8%p (provisional) 7.0%
2018 5.4%p (provisional) 6.9%
2017 5.6%p (provisional) 6.9%
2016 5.7%p (provisional) 7.0%
2015 5.5%p (provisional) 7.0%
2014 5.7%p (provisional) 7.1%
2013 5.1%p (provisional) 7.1%
2012 7.1%p (provisional) 7.1%
2011 7.2%p (provisional) 7.1%
2010 7.6%p (provisional) 7.2%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 6.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 5.7%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Slovakia has the 14th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.3%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_exp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A cofog99=GF07 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
2010 to 2024 for Slovakia
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Attribution
Source: Eurostat