Domestic general government health expenditure in Small states
Small states: Domestic general government health expenditure was 68.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Small states, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Small states is 68.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Small states peaked at 68.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2010.
That places Small states 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.5% | — |
| 2001 | 59.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.6% | 58.4% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 58.2% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 67.4% | 68.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, 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 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.41 % 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, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Small states?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Small states was 68.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2010.
- How does Small states rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Small states ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.