Table 2

Total health expenditures in selected Former Soviet Union countries/Eastern European countries and OECD average (2012 Data)

CountryTotal health expenditure (as % of GDP)
Kazakhstan4.2
Romania5.1
Russian Federation6.3
Poland6.7
Croatia6.8
Kyrgyz Republic7.1
Macedonia, FYR7.1
Bulgaria7.4
Ukraine7.6
Czech Republic7.7
Hungary7.8
Slovenia8.8
Georgia9.2
Serbia10.5
Moldova11.7
OECD average8.9
  • The World Bank Database (2014)—rounded values; OECD health expenditure database.

  • The total health expenditure is around 3.8% according to the latest National Health Account.

  • FYR, Former Yugoslav Republic; GDP, Gross Domestic Product; OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.