Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: Domestic general government health expenditure
Fiji
9.3%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
9.5%
in 2023
Fiji rank
109th
Papua New Guinea rank
106th
Domestic general government health expenditure over time
- Fiji
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.5% against 9.3% in Fiji, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 109th and Papua New Guinea ranks 106th of 193 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 1.3% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 0.1% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 7.1% | 2.5% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Fiji or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 9.5% against 9.3% in Fiji as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Papua New Guinea rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Fiji ranks 109th and Papua New Guinea ranks 106th of 193 countries.
- 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.