Domestic general government health expenditure in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Domestic general government health expenditure was 2.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Domestic general government health expenditure in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 2.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2021.
Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +37.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%, 62% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Papua New Guinea was 2.1% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 131st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.