Current health expenditure in Palau
Palau: Current health expenditure was 10.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Palau is 10.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 27.0% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Palau peaked at 14.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2002.
That places Palau 18th out of 193 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 in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | 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% |
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 |
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- 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 in Palau?
- Current health expenditure in Palau was 10.9% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2002.
- How does Palau rank for current health expenditure?
- Palau ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure 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 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.