High income vs Marshall Islands: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- High income
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 13.4% against 12.5% in High income, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
High income ranks 4th and Marshall Islands ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 16.0% | 5.7% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 13.6% | 1.9% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.9% | 0.0% | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, High income or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 13.4% against 12.5% in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between High income and Marshall Islands?
- 0.9%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Marshall Islands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do High income and Marshall Islands rank globally for current health expenditure?
- High income ranks 4th and Marshall Islands ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- 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.