External health expenditure channeled through government (%) in Nauru
Nauru: External health expenditure channeled through government (%) was 33.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure channeled through government in Nauru, 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
Nauru recorded 33.2% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
The figure is down 37.4% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Nauru peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places Nauru 92nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure channeled through government (%) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 1.7% | — |
| 2012 | 86.7% | +5065.8% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 57.2% | -36.0% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +59.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -97.5% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +3239.1% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | -31.9% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | -25.2% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -81.5% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | +428.9% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | +43.0% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | -37.4% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 33.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.1%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government (%) in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +5065.8% | 1.7% | 86.7% |
| 2017 | +3239.1% | 2.2% | 74.5% |
| 2021 | +428.9% | 7.0% | 37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 0.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 7.0% | 52.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Nauru?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Nauru was 33.2% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Nauru rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Nauru ranks 92nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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.