Lower middle income vs Marshall Islands: Domestic general government health expenditure
Domestic general government health expenditure over time
- Lower middle income
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 75.0% against 36.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 38.5%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 39th and Marshall Islands ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 44.7% | 18.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 42.6% | 12.3% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 50.8% | 14.3% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Lower middle income or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 75.0% against 36.5% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Lower middle income and Marshall Islands?
- 38.5%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Marshall Islands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lower middle income and Marshall Islands rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 39th and Marshall Islands ranks 36th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.