External health expenditure channeled through government in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: External health expenditure channeled through government was 16.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure channeled through government in Papua New Guinea, 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
Papua New Guinea recorded 16.2% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Papua New Guinea peaked at 62.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
Papua New Guinea ranks 111th of 164 countries on this measure, 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.4% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -71.2% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -40.9% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -97.8% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +10014.6% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +151.3% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +63.3% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +56.6% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -62.3% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -73.9% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +272.3% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -33.8% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -38.5% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +386.0% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +92.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -86.6% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +628.5% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -63.8% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -26.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 16.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 34% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 16.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.1%, 50% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +10014.6% | 0.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | +628.5% | 8.3% | 60.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 0.1% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 4.4% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 8.3% | 60.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 Papua New Guinea?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Papua New Guinea was 16.2% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.