Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Belarus
Belarus: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 7.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Belarus, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Belarus is 7.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Belarus peaked at 7.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2011.
Belarus ranks 84th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 4 |
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More health data for Belarus
- Population ages 65 and above, male 568,249 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 44,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 42,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 46,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 44,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 47,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 61,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 53,366 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 22.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 49,870 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Belarus?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Belarus was 7.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2011.
- How does Belarus rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Belarus ranks 84th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).