Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Papua New Guinea in 2023 — 2.87%. Ranked 180 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.85 pp.

2023 2.87% +0.26 pp vs 2022
World rank 180of 192
Period maximum 3.27%2014
Period minimum 1.82%2015

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea, 2000–20231.522.533.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.02%2001: 2.3%2002: 2.78%2003: 2.45%2004: 2.59%2005: 2.45%2006: 2.43%2007: 2.42%2008: 2.14%2009: 2.33%2010: 2.11%2011: 2.29%2012: 2.67%2013: 3%2014: 3.27%2015: 1.82%2016: 2.33%2017: 2.23%2018: 2.3%2019: 2.33%2020: 2.3%2021: 2.34%2022: 2.61%2023: 2.87%
Change over the period: +0.85 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 2.87%
World 10.06%
Melanesia computed 3.11%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.87 +0.26 pp
2022 2.61 +0.27 pp
2021 2.34 +0.04 pp
2020 2.3 −0.02 pp
2019 2.33 +0.02 pp
2018 2.3 +0.07 pp
2017 2.23 −0.1 pp
2016 2.33 +0.51 pp
2015 1.82 −1.45 pp
2014 3.27 +0.27 pp
2013 3 +0.33 pp
2012 2.67 +0.37 pp
2011 2.29 +0.19 pp
2010 2.11 −0.22 pp
2009 2.33 +0.19 pp
2008 2.14 −0.29 pp
2007 2.42 −0 pp
2006 2.43 −0.02 pp
2005 2.45 −0.14 pp
2004 2.59 +0.14 pp
2003 2.45 −0.32 pp
2002 2.78 +0.47 pp
2001 2.3 +0.28 pp
2000 2.02

Melanesia, 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.