Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Small states
Small states: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 6.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Small states, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Small states recorded 6.8% for current health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Small states peaked at 7.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2001.
Small states ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Small states?
- Current health expenditure in Small states was 6.8% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2001.
- How does Small states rank for current health expenditure?
- Small states ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.