Current health expenditure in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Current health expenditure was 2.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Current health expenditure in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.9% for current health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2015.
That places Papua New Guinea 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current health expenditure in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -44.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +9.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 48% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 current health expenditure in Papua New Guinea?
- Current health expenditure in Papua New Guinea was 2.9% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2015.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for current health expenditure?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.