Palau vs Sweden: Current health expenditure
Palau
10.9%
in 2023
Sweden
11.2%
in 2024
Palau rank
18th
Sweden rank
15th
Current health expenditure over time
- Palau
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 11.2% against 10.9% in Palau, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 18th and Sweden 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 | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 0.4% | Palau |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 0.0% | Palau |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 11.2% | 2.2% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Palau or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 11.2% against 10.9% in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Palau and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Sweden rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Palau ranks 18th and Sweden 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.