Government health spending, share of government spending in Bulgaria

Government health spending, share of government spending in Bulgaria was 12.83% in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is up 1.26 pts from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

202312.83%
Change on 2022+1.26 pts
Rank18th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high13.312021
Series low8.082000

Government health spending, share of government spending in Bulgaria, 2000 to 2023

810121420002004200820122016202020232000: 8.08 %2001: 9.47 %2002: 10.74 %2003: 11.33 %2004: 10.83 %2005: 11.17 %2006: 10.79 %2007: 9.11 %2008: 9.39 %2009: 9.04 %2010: 10.85 %2011: 11.41 %2012: 11.18 %2013: 10.7 %2014: 10.36 %2015: 10.23 %2016: 11.83 %2017: 11.84 %2018: 11.43 %2019: 11.55 %2020: 12.22 %2021: 13.31 %2022: 11.57 %2023: 12.83 %
%. Source: World Health Organization, Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%) (GHED_GGHE-DGGE_SHA2011). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-18.
All 24 values
Period%
202312.83
202211.57
202113.31
202012.22
201911.55
201811.43
201711.84
201611.83
201510.23
201410.36
201310.7
201211.18
201111.41
201010.85
20099.04
20089.39
20079.11
200610.79
200511.17
200410.83
200311.33
200210.74
20019.47
20008.08

Rankings

Definition

Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as a percentage of general government expenditure (SDG indicator 1.a.2): transfers from government domestic revenue allocated to health plus social health insurance contributions, divided by total general government spending. WHO Global Health Expenditure Database, System of Health Accounts 2011.

A share of all government spending, not of GDP; health aid from abroad is excluded. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

How to cite

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%) (GHED_GGHE-DGGE_SHA2011) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/8C8FB8F/B9C6C79 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the government health spending, share of government spending in Bulgaria?

Government health spending, share of government spending in Bulgaria was 12.83% in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is up 1.26 pts from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Health Organization. Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%) (GHED_GGHE-DGGE_SHA2011). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest government health spending, share of government spending in Bulgaria?

13.31% in 2021, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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