Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Melanesia

Health share of government spending in Melanesia in 2023 — 8.2%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.91 pp.

2023 8.2% +0.86 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 16.88%2005
Period minimum 6.13%2014

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Melanesia, 2000–202351015202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 13.1%2001: 15.03%2002: 15.69%2003: 16.16%2004: 15.98%2005: 16.88%2006: 13.85%2007: 12.62%2008: 9.33%2009: 8.61%2010: 8.76%2011: 8.77%2012: 8.77%2013: 7.77%2014: 6.13%2015: 6.31%2016: 6.58%2017: 7.13%2018: 7.66%2019: 7.26%2020: 7.58%2021: 6.89%2022: 7.33%2023: 8.2%
Change over the period: −4.91 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Melanesia 8.2%
World computed 10.81%
Health share of government spending — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.2 +0.86 pp
2022 7.33 +0.44 pp
2021 6.89 −0.69 pp
2020 7.58 +0.32 pp
2019 7.26 −0.4 pp
2018 7.66 +0.54 pp
2017 7.13 +0.54 pp
2016 6.58 +0.27 pp
2015 6.31 +0.18 pp
2014 6.13 −1.65 pp
2013 7.77 −0.99 pp
2012 8.77 −0.01 pp
2011 8.77 +0.02 pp
2010 8.76 +0.14 pp
2009 8.61 −0.72 pp
2008 9.33 −3.29 pp
2007 12.62 −1.22 pp
2006 13.85 −3.03 pp
2005 16.88 +0.9 pp
2004 15.98 −0.18 pp
2003 16.16 +0.47 pp
2002 15.69 +0.66 pp
2001 15.03 +1.93 pp
2000 13.1

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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