Marshall Islands vs OECD members: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Marshall Islands
- OECD members
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 13.4% against 12.7% in OECD members, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 10.4% | 5.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.0% | 1.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 13.2% | 0.3% | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Marshall Islands or OECD members?
- Marshall Islands, at 13.4% against 12.7% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Marshall Islands and OECD members?
- 0.7%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and OECD members?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Marshall Islands and OECD members rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Marshall Islands ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 3rd 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.