Current health expenditure in Other small states
Other small states: Current health expenditure was 7.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Other small states, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Other small states stood at 7.3%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Other small states peaked at 7.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2001.
That places Other small states 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0421 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0423 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Other small states?
- Current health expenditure in Other small states was 7.3% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2001.
- How does Other small states rank for current health expenditure?
- Other small states ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.