Kiribati vs Sweden: Current health expenditure
Kiribati
10.9%
in 2023
Sweden
11.2%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
17th
Sweden rank
15th
Current health expenditure over time
- Kiribati
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 11.2% against 10.9% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.1% | 3.2% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 10.7% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.2% | 0.6% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Kiribati or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 11.2% against 10.9% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Kiribati and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Sweden rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Kiribati ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 15th 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.