External health expenditure channeled through government in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: External health expenditure channeled through government was 92.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 92.2% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Marshall Islands peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2006.
Marshall Islands ranks 14th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -39.8% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | +46.5% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +87.7% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | -7.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 92.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 92.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.1%, 2.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government 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 | +87.7% | 53.3% | 100.0% |
| 2007 | +46.5% | 36.5% | 53.5% |
| 2005 | -39.8% | 78.4% | 47.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.6% | 36.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 53.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 92.2% | 99.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 11 Micronesia, Federated States of 98.0% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 97.9% compare
- 13 Serbia 96.6% compare
- 15 Egypt 92.1% compare
- 16 Sri Lanka 92.0% compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 89.5% 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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Marshall Islands?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Marshall Islands was 92.2% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2006.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Marshall Islands ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.