Domestic private health expenditure in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Domestic private health expenditure was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Domestic private health expenditure in Tuvalu, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic private health expenditure in Tuvalu is 0.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure in Tuvalu peaked at 8.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
Tuvalu ranks 193rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Domestic private health expenditure in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +583.5% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +74.9% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +76.5% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +55.6% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +71.4% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -31.4% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -77.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -35.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -68.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.6%, 0% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic private health expenditure in Tuvalu 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 | +583.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.1% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 0.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 190 Solomon Islands 3.2% compare
- 191 Naoero 2.9% compare
- 192 Marshall Islands 2.0% compare
More health data for Tuvalu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2095)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 985 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.2 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.28 % 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 private health expenditure in Tuvalu?
- Domestic private health expenditure in Tuvalu was 0.1% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Tuvalu rank for domestic private health expenditure?
- Tuvalu ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.