OECD members vs Tuvalu: Current health expenditure
OECD members
12.7%
in 2023
Tuvalu
27.1%
in 2023
OECD members rank
3rd
Tuvalu rank
1st
Current health expenditure over time
- OECD members
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 27.1% against 12.7% in OECD members, a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 2.1 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.
OECD members ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 13.1% | 2.7% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 17.0% | 5.0% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 21.2% | 8.0% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, OECD members or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 27.1% against 12.7% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between OECD members and Tuvalu?
- 14.4%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Tuvalu?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do OECD members and Tuvalu rank globally for current health expenditure?
- OECD members ranks 3rd 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.