Niue vs Tuvalu: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Niue
16.1%
in 2023
Tuvalu
27.1%
in 2023
Niue rank
4th
Tuvalu rank
1st
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time
- Niue
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 27.1% against 16.1% in Niue, a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.7 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Niue ranks 4th and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 13.1% | 11.7% | Niue |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 17.0% | 6.6% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 21.2% | 6.8% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Niue or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 27.1% against 16.1% in Niue as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Niue and Tuvalu?
- 11.0%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Tuvalu?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Niue and Tuvalu rank globally for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Niue ranks 4th and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).