Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 2.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Marshall Islands is 2.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Marshall Islands peaked at 2.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2006.
That places Marshall Islands 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +55.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +1.6% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.8%, 5% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 2.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.6%, 10% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Marshall Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +55.3% | 1.8% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 189 Cook Islands 4.0% compare
- 190 Solomon Islands 3.2% compare
- 191 Nauru 2.9% compare
- 193 Niue 0.4% compare
- 194 Tuvalu 0.1% compare
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.92 % 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 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.43 % 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 (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Marshall Islands?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Marshall Islands was 2.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2006.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Marshall Islands ranks 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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