Total health spending per person in Palau
Palau: Total health spending per person was 1,857 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Palau, 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 Palau is 1,857 current international $, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Palau peaked at 2,394 current international $ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 849.91 current international $, in 2002.
Palau ranks 68th 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 883 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 855.1 current international $ | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 849.91 current international $ | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 925.17 current international $ | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1,099 current international $ | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 1,081 current international $ | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,155 current international $ | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1,226 current international $ | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1,157 current international $ | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1,230 current international $ | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 1,437 current international $ | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 1,432 current international $ | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,573 current international $ | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 1,676 current international $ | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1,753 current international $ | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1,753 current international $ | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,805 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,933 current international $ | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1,997 current international $ | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 2,219 current international $ | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 2,313 current international $ | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 2,282 current international $ | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2,394 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 1,857 current international $ | -22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,046 current international $ | 849.91 current international $ | 1,230 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,758 current international $ | 1,432 current international $ | 2,219 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,211 current international $ | 1,857 current international $ | 2,394 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,936 current international $ compare
- 66 Costa Rica 1,928 current international $ compare
- 67 Brunei Darussalam 1,896 current international $ compare
- 69 North Macedonia 1,808 current international $ compare
- 70 Türkiye 1,769 current international $ compare
- 71 Colombia 1,758 current international $ compare
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- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Palau?
- Total health spending per person in Palau was 1,857 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 2,394 current international $ in 2022.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 849.91 current international $ in 2002.
- How does Palau rank for total health spending per person?
- Palau ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.