Healthcare Spending: Georgia
Georgia's healthcare spending is currently 6.858 % of GDP as of 2023. # Georgia Healthcare Spending Georgia allocated 6.
Current (2023)
6.858 % of GDP
-17.3% y/y
Peak (2021)
10.538 % of GDP
Low (2023)
6.858 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
2000–2023 · 24 pts
Healthcare Spending — Georgia
2000 — 2023
Healthcare Spending — Georgia
Analysis# Georgia Healthcare Spending
Georgia allocated 6.858% of its GDP to healthcare in 2023, marking a significant decline from its all-time peak of 10.538% in 2021. This represents the lowest spending level in the two-decade measurement period. Since 2000, overall healthcare spending as a percentage of GDP has contracted by 4.7%, reflecting a long-term downward pressure on health expenditures relative to economic output.
The 2021 spike to over 10% likely reflected pandemic-related healthcare demands and emergency spending, followed by a sharp correction. Between 2022 and 2023 alone, spending dropped from 8.296% to 6.858%—a decline of 1.4 percentage points. The sustained downward trajectory suggests Georgia's healthcare spending may stabilize at current levels or continue declining as pandemic effects fully recede from fiscal priorities.
Historical Data
24 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.858 % of GDP | -17.33% |
| 2022 | 8.296 % of GDP | -21.28% |
| 2021 | 10.538 % of GDP | +14.17% |
| 2020 | 9.23 % of GDP | +26.21% |
| 2019 | 7.313 % of GDP | -5.70% |
| 2018 | 7.755 % of GDP | -10.87% |
| 2017 | 8.701 % of GDP | -4.10% |
| 2016 | 9.073 % of GDP | +4.77% |
| 2015 | 8.66 % of GDP | +4.41% |
| 2014 | 8.294 % of GDP | +3.60% |
| 2013 | 8.006 % of GDP | +0.68% |
| 2012 | 7.952 % of GDP | +0.89% |
| 2011 | 7.882 % of GDP | -12.63% |
| 2010 | 9.021 % of GDP | -5.71% |
| 2009 | 9.567 % of GDP | +13.30% |
| 2008 | 8.444 % of GDP | +13.57% |
| 2007 | 7.435 % of GDP | -2.58% |
| 2006 | 7.632 % of GDP | -5.51% |
| 2005 | 8.077 % of GDP | -0.15% |
| 2004 | 8.089 % of GDP | +0.73% |
Show all 24 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.03 % of GDP | +2.75% |
| 2002 | 7.815 % of GDP | +9.00% |
| 2001 | 7.17 % of GDP | -0.35% |
| 2000 | 7.195 % of GDP | — |
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