Japan vs Palau: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic
Japan
10.7%
in 2023
Palau
10.9%
in 2023
Japan rank
21st
Palau rank
19th
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic over time
- Japan
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 10.9% against 10.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Japan ranks 21st and Palau ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 8.5% | 0.8% | Palau |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.7% | 0.1% | Palau |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 13.4% | 1.8% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic, Japan or Palau?
- Palau, at 10.9% against 10.7% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic between Japan and Palau?
- 0.2%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Palau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Palau rank globally for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Japan ranks 21st and Palau ranks 19th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.