Naoero vs Tuvalu: Current health expenditure
Naoero
18.2%
in 2023
Tuvalu
27.1%
in 2023
Naoero rank
2nd
Tuvalu rank
1st
Current health expenditure over time
- Naoero
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 27.1% against 18.2% in Naoero, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.5 times Naoero's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Naoero ranks 2nd and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Naoero averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Naoero | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 13.1% | 1.7% | Naoero |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 17.0% | 6.2% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 21.2% | 6.5% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Naoero or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 27.1% against 18.2% in Naoero as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Naoero and Tuvalu?
- 8.9%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and Tuvalu?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Naoero and Tuvalu rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Naoero ranks 2nd and Tuvalu 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.