Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Palau

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Palau in 2023 — 10.85%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.22 pp.

2023 10.85% −4.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 18of 192
Period maximum 14.88%2022
Period minimum 7.29%2002

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Palau, 2000–202368101214162000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 8.64%2001: 7.8%2002: 7.29%2003: 8.1%2004: 9.13%2005: 8.63%2006: 8.74%2007: 8.84%2008: 8.41%2009: 9.63%2010: 10.93%2011: 9.94%2012: 10.25%2013: 10.93%2014: 10.71%2015: 9.76%2016: 10.01%2017: 10.9%2018: 11.19%2019: 12.17%2020: 13.32%2021: 14.55%2022: 14.88%2023: 10.85%
Change over the period: +2.22 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Palau 10.85%
World 10.06%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 12.79%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Palau, by year Palau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.85 −4.02 pp
2022 14.88 +0.33 pp
2021 14.55 +1.24 pp
2020 13.32 +1.14 pp
2019 12.17 +0.98 pp
2018 11.19 +0.29 pp
2017 10.9 +0.89 pp
2016 10.01 +0.25 pp
2015 9.76 −0.95 pp
2014 10.71 −0.22 pp
2013 10.93 +0.68 pp
2012 10.25 +0.3 pp
2011 9.94 −0.99 pp
2010 10.93 +1.3 pp
2009 9.63 +1.22 pp
2008 8.41 −0.42 pp
2007 8.84 +0.1 pp
2006 8.74 +0.11 pp
2005 8.63 −0.5 pp
2004 9.13 +1.04 pp
2003 8.1 +0.81 pp
2002 7.29 −0.51 pp
2001 7.8 −0.84 pp
2000 8.64

Micronesia, 2023

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

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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