Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage was 3.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Cook Islands, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Cook Islands stood at 3.7%.
The figure is down 30.7% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Cook Islands peaked at 6.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2017.
Cook Islands ranks 82nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +90.8% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -30.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Cook Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +90.8% | 2.9% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.7% | 6.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 79 Greece 4.2% compare
- 80 Liechtenstein 3.9% compare
- 81 Switzerland 3.9% compare
- 83 Trinidad and Tobago 3.6% compare
- 84 Peru 3.6% compare
- 85 Thailand 3.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Cook Islands?
- Domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Cook Islands was 3.7% 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 Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2017.
- How does Cook Islands rank for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage?
- Cook Islands ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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 gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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