Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Tuvalu, 2002–2021
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 Tuvalu is 0.1%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.9% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Tuvalu peaked at 26.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
That places Tuvalu 108th out of 128 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.2% | — |
| 2003 | 26.9% | +2118.6% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -51.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -93.2% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +317.8% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -84.5% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +671.4% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +45.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -45.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +88.6% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -93.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +5361.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -98.9% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 44% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Tuvalu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +5361.7% | 0.1% | 8.1% |
| 2003 | +2118.6% | 1.2% | 26.9% |
| 2009 | +671.4% | 0.4% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 0.4% | 26.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.1% | 4.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 0.1% | 8.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More health data for Tuvalu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2095)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.2 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Tuvalu?
- Capital health expenditure in Tuvalu was 0.1% in 2021, 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Tuvalu rank for capital health expenditure?
- Tuvalu ranks 108th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.