Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Tonga

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Tonga in 2023 — 3.4%. Ranked 87 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.1 pp.

2023 3.4% −0.43 pp vs 2022
World rank 87of 192
Period maximum 3.84%2022
Period minimum 2.3%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Tonga, 2000–202322.533.542000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.3%2001: 2.45%2002: 2.59%2003: 2.42%2004: 2.46%2005: 2.61%2006: 2.85%2007: 3.18%2008: 2.9%2009: 3.04%2010: 2.86%2011: 2.74%2012: 2.79%2013: 2.78%2014: 2.88%2015: 2.76%2016: 2.99%2017: 2.91%2018: 3.2%2019: 3%2020: 2.99%2021: 3.28%2022: 3.84%2023: 3.4%
Change over the period: +1.1 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tonga

Tonga 3.4%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.4 −0.43 pp
2022 3.84 +0.56 pp
2021 3.28 +0.29 pp
2020 2.99 −0.01 pp
2019 3 −0.2 pp
2018 3.2 +0.29 pp
2017 2.91 −0.08 pp
2016 2.99 +0.23 pp
2015 2.76 −0.12 pp
2014 2.88 +0.11 pp
2013 2.78 −0.01 pp
2012 2.79 +0.04 pp
2011 2.74 −0.11 pp
2010 2.86 −0.18 pp
2009 3.04 +0.15 pp
2008 2.9 −0.28 pp
2007 3.18 +0.33 pp
2006 2.85 +0.24 pp
2005 2.61 +0.16 pp
2004 2.46 +0.03 pp
2003 2.42 −0.17 pp
2002 2.59 +0.15 pp
2001 2.45 +0.14 pp
2000 2.3

Polynesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.