Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Czechia
Czechia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 8.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Czechia, 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 Czechia is 8.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Czechia peaked at 9.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
Czechia ranks 53rd 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 | 6.3% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 4 |
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More health data for Czechia
- Population ages 0-14, male 15.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 53,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 55,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 53,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 55,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 53,144 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 56,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 57,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 53,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 56,132 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Czechia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Czechia was 8.4% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 53rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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).