Palau vs Small states: Current health expenditure
Palau
10.9%
in 2023
Small states
6.8%
in 2023
Palau rank
18th
Small states rank
15th
Current health expenditure over time
- Palau
- Small states
How they compare
Palau currently reports 10.9% against 6.8% in Small states, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.6 times Small states's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 18th and Small states ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 5.3% | 3.2% | Palau |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 6.0% | 4.7% | Palau |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 7.1% | 6.3% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Palau or Small states?
- Palau, at 10.9% against 6.8% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Palau and Small states?
- 4.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Small states?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Small states rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Palau ranks 18th and Small states ranks 15th 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.