Total health spending per person in Kiribati
Kiribati: Total health spending per person was 400.91 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Kiribati, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total health spending per person in Kiribati is 400.91 current international $, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 124.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Kiribati peaked at 400.91 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 127.12 current international $, in 2000.
Kiribati ranks 136th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 127.12 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 190.12 current international $ | +49.6% |
| 2002 | 184.2 current international $ | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 158.43 current international $ | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 192.81 current international $ | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 183.51 current international $ | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 195.15 current international $ | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 196.16 current international $ | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 234.17 current international $ | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 219.24 current international $ | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 150.86 current international $ | -31.2% |
| 2011 | 142.67 current international $ | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 150.82 current international $ | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 178.49 current international $ | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 186.47 current international $ | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 166.74 current international $ | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 222.91 current international $ | +33.7% |
| 2017 | 248.29 current international $ | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 291.57 current international $ | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 280.76 current international $ | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 369.91 current international $ | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 355.97 current international $ | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 350.24 current international $ | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 400.91 current international $ | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 188.09 current international $ | 127.12 current international $ | 234.17 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 201.96 current international $ | 142.67 current international $ | 291.57 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 369.26 current international $ | 350.24 current international $ | 400.91 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 133 Samoa 474.51 current international $ compare
- 134 Timor-Leste 461.09 current international $ compare
- 135 Indonesia 416.59 current international $ compare
- 137 Lesotho 385.6 current international $ compare
- 138 Tajikistan 364.08 current international $ compare
- 139 Sao Tome and Principe 355.04 current international $ compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 8.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0082 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0073 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Kiribati?
- Total health spending per person in Kiribati was 400.91 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 400.91 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 127.12 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for total health spending per person?
- Kiribati ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.