Domestic general government health expenditure in Kiribati
Kiribati: Domestic general government health expenditure was 8.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Kiribati, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Kiribati is 8.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Kiribati peaked at 11.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2015.
Kiribati ranks 9th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +53.0% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +0.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 8.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 4.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 8.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +53.0% | 7.5% | 11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.5% | 9.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % 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 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % 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 domestic general government health expenditure in Kiribati?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Kiribati was 8.6% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2015.
- How does Kiribati rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Kiribati ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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 GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.