Domestic general government health expenditure in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Domestic general government health expenditure was 9.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Pacific island small states, 2011–2022
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Pacific island small states is 9.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Pacific island small states peaked at 9.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2016.
That places Pacific island small states 21st out of 27 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.4% | — |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 3 |
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 9.5% in 2022, 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 9.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2016.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Pacific island small states ranks 21st out of 27 groups with data for 2022.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.