Health spending share of GDP in Ukraine

Current health spending in Ukraine was equal to 8.2% of GDP in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2000 to 2021 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Ukraine is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Ukraine, 2021 8.2% % of GDP
Change from 2020 +0.6percentage points 2020: 7.6%
World, 2021 10.3% Official aggregate

Health spending share of GDP in Ukraine 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.

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period UkraineWorld
2023 – 10.1%
2022 – 10.0%
2021 8.2% 10.3%
2020 7.6% 10.7%
2019 7.1% 9.7%
2018 7.5% 9.6%
2017 7.4% 9.7%
2016 7.6% 9.8%
2015 7.8% 9.7%
2014 7.2% 9.4%
2013 6.9% 9.3%
2012 7.1% 9.3%
2011 6.8% 9.3%
2010 6.8% 9.5%
2009 6.6% 9.8%
2008 5.5% 9.1%
2007 6.0% 9.1%
2006 6.4% 9.2%
2005 6.3% 9.3%
2004 6.2% 9.4%
2003 6.5% 9.5%
2002 6.0% 9.3%
2001 5.7% 9.0%
2000 5.3% 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 7.6% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 6.8%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 10.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2021 for Ukraine
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database