Domestic private health expenditure in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Domestic private health expenditure was 10.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic private 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 current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic private health expenditure in Pacific island small states stood at 10.7%.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure in Pacific island small states peaked at 23.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2022.
That places Pacific island small states 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -54.9% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic private health expenditure in Pacific island small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -54.9% | 23.1% | 10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 17.1% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 10.4% | 23.1% | 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 private health expenditure in Pacific island small states?
- Domestic private health expenditure in Pacific island small states was 10.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2022.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for domestic private health expenditure?
- Pacific island small states ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. 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 private 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 private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.