High income vs Naoero: Current health expenditure
High income
12.5%
in 2023
Naoero
18.2%
in 2023
High income rank
4th
Naoero rank
2nd
Current health expenditure over time
- High income
- Naoero
How they compare
Naoero currently reports 18.2% against 12.5% in High income, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Naoero's figure about 1.5 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Naoero ahead.
High income ranks 4th and Naoero ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Naoero in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Naoero | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 14.9% | 4.6% | Naoero |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.8% | 0.9% | High income |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 14.7% | 1.8% | Naoero |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, High income or Naoero?
- Naoero, at 18.2% against 12.5% in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between High income and Naoero?
- 5.7%, with Naoero ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Naoero?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do High income and Naoero rank globally for current health expenditure?
- High income ranks 4th and Naoero ranks 2nd 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.