Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Kiribati
Kiribati: Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage was 78.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Kiribati, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Kiribati is 78.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Kiribati peaked at 97.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2009.
Kiribati ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.7% | — |
| 2001 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 95.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +42.4% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 81.7% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | -3.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 78.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 78.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.9%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +42.4% | 63.8% | 90.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.0% | 63.8% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 80.6% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 69.7% | 80.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Kiribati?
- Domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Kiribati was 78.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2009.
- How does Kiribati rank for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage?
- Kiribati ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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