North America vs Tuvalu: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- North America
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 27.1% against 16.3% in North America, a difference of 10.8%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.7 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.
North America ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.1% | 0.9% | North America |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 17.0% | 1.2% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 21.2% | 4.3% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, North America or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 27.1% against 16.3% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between North America and Tuvalu?
- 10.8%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Tuvalu?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do North America and Tuvalu rank globally for current health expenditure?
- North America ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 47 groups.
- 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.