Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Slovakia

Slovakia: Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.4051 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4051
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
37th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.7285
in 1995
All-time low
0.2361
in 2008
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Slovakia, 1995–2020

0.20.30.40.50.60.71995200720201995: 0.7281996: 0.4961997: 0.4981998: 0.4971999: 0.4672000: 0.4842001: 0.4642002: 0.4212003: 0.3322004: 0.3352005: 0.2622006: 0.2722007: 0.2552008: 0.2362009: 0.262010: 0.2562011: 0.2772012: 0.2672013: 0.262014: 0.2552015: 0.2532016: 0.2522017: 0.3322018: 0.3892019: 0.3672020: 0.405

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 0.4051 for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Slovakia peaked at 0.7285 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2361, in 2008.

Slovakia ranks 37th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Slovakia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.7285
1996 0.4964 -31.9%
1997 0.4975 +0.2%
1998 0.4968 -0.1%
1999 0.4674 -5.9%
2000 0.4844 +3.6%
2001 0.4643 -4.1%
2002 0.4209 -9.3%
2003 0.3321 -21.1%
2004 0.3355 +1.0%
2005 0.2622 -21.8%
2006 0.2715 +3.5%
2007 0.2553 -6.0%
2008 0.2361 -7.5%
2009 0.2604 +10.3%
2010 0.2558 -1.8%
2011 0.2768 +8.2%
2012 0.2668 -3.6%
2013 0.2601 -2.5%
2014 0.2553 -1.9%
2015 0.2532 -0.8%
2016 0.2519 -0.5%
2017 0.332 +31.8%
2018 0.3887 +17.1%
2019 0.3673 -5.5%
2020 0.4051 +10.3%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 0.4051 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4416, 92% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 0.4051 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4692, 86% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5373 0.4674 0.7285 5
2000s 0.3323 0.2361 0.4844 10
2010s 0.2908 0.2519 0.3887 10
2020s 0.4051 0.4051 0.4051 1

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 34 Finland 0.4692 compare
  2. 35 Czechia 0.4471 compare
  3. 36 Bulgaria 0.4361 compare
  4. 38 Lithuania 0.3861 compare
  5. 39 Romania 0.3788 compare
  6. 40 Indonesia 0.3326 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Slovakia?
Health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Slovakia was 0.4051 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7285 in 1995.
What is the lowest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2361 in 2008.
How does Slovakia rank for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
Slovakia ranks 37th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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