Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Palau
Palau: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 10.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.9%
Change on year
down 27.0%
World rank
19th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.9%
in 2022
All-time low
7.3%
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Palau stood at 10.9%.
The figure is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Palau peaked at 14.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2002.
That places Palau 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -27.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 10.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Palau's 10.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 10.9% | 14.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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 current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Palau?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Palau was 10.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2002.
- How does Palau rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Palau ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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