Capital health expenditure in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Capital health expenditure was 0.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2022
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
In 2022, capital health expenditure in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.1% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
That places Papua New Guinea 34th out of 128 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +91.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -54.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -69.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +293.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -41.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +37.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
- 32 Armenia 0.5% compare
- 33 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.4% compare
- 35 Oman 0.4% compare
- 36 Gambia 0.4% compare
- 37 Madagascar 0.4% compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Papua New Guinea?
- Capital health expenditure in Papua New Guinea was 0.4% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for capital health expenditure?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 34th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.