Marshall Islands vs World: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Marshall Islands
- World
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 13.4% against 10.1% in World, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.3 times World's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 5th and World ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 9.2% | 6.7% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 9.5% | 4.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 10.3% | 2.6% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Marshall Islands or World?
- Marshall Islands, at 13.4% against 10.1% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Marshall Islands and World?
- 3.3%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and World?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Marshall Islands and World rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Marshall Islands ranks 5th and World ranks 7th 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.