External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Kiribati
Kiribati: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 9.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Kiribati, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Kiribati is 9.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 41.5% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Kiribati peaked at 33.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 64th out of 194 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 (EXT) as percentage of current health in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | — |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -43.5% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +30.7% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +1409.3% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +34.5% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +44.7% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -84.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -67.3% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +295.5% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +111.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +49.8% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -63.5% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +361.8% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -28.2% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -41.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 9.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 9.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1409.3% | 1.0% | 14.7% |
| 2020 | +361.8% | 6.0% | 27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 0.0% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 1.7% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 9.2% | 27.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % 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 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % 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 (ext) as percentage of current health in Kiribati?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Kiribati was 9.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Kiribati ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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