Naoero vs North America: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Naoero
- North America
How they compare
Naoero currently reports 18.2% against 16.3% in North America, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Naoero's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Naoero ahead.
Naoero ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Naoero averaged higher in 1 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Naoero | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.0% | 0.8% | Naoero |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 15.8% | 5.0% | North America |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 16.9% | 2.1% | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Naoero or North America?
- Naoero, at 18.2% against 16.3% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Naoero and North America?
- 1.9%, with Naoero ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and North America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Naoero and North America rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Naoero ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st 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.