Canada vs Kiribati: Current health expenditure
Canada
11.3%
in 2024
Kiribati
10.9%
in 2023
Canada rank
14th
Kiribati rank
17th
Current health expenditure over time
- Canada
- Kiribati
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.3% against 10.9% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Kiribati ranks 17th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Kiribati in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 11.3% | 2.1% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 8.9% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Canada or Kiribati?
- Canada, at 11.3% against 10.9% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Canada and Kiribati?
- 0.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kiribati?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Kiribati rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Canada ranks 14th and Kiribati ranks 17th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.