Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Moldova
Moldova: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 6.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Moldova, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Moldova stood at 6.7%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Moldova peaked at 13.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 93rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 5.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More health data for Moldova
- Population ages 65 and above 16.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 19,859 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,165 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,450 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 20,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 21,421 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 22,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 23,715 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 21,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 19,927 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Moldova?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Moldova was 6.7% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Moldova ranks 93rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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).