Capital health expenditure in Palau
Palau: Capital health expenditure was 1.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Palau, 2001–2022
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital health expenditure in Palau is 1.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.8% on the previous year and up 1,226.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Palau peaked at 1.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Palau 5th out of 128 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -50.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -76.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +356.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -65.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +117.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -52.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -78.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +519.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +47.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -57.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +746.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -96.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +2734.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +30.8% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 3.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 4.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +2734.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| 2019 | +746.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| 2014 | +519.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- 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 capital health expenditure in Palau?
- Capital health expenditure in Palau was 1.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Palau rank for capital health expenditure?
- Palau ranks 5th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,226.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.