Domestic general government health expenditure in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Domestic general government health expenditure was 3.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Pacific island small states, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 3.6% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Pacific island small states peaked at 3.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2011.
Pacific island small states ranks 18th 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.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.025 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 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0298 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 0.053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Pacific island small states?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Pacific island small states was 3.6% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2011.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Pacific island small states ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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 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.