External health expenditure channeled through government (%) in Palau
Palau: External health expenditure channeled through government (%) was 83.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Palau, 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
Palau recorded 83.1% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Palau peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2005.
That places Palau 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government (%) in Palau, 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 | 79.8% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | -15.7% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 83.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.1%, 2.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.5% | 79.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 91.7% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 83.1% | 98.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Palau?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Palau was 83.1% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2005.
- How does Palau rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Palau ranks 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.