External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 22.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Marshall Islands, 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 Marshall Islands is 22.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 58.3% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Marshall Islands peaked at 71.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 31st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.0% | — |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +65.0% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | -27.5% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | -58.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 22.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 26.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 22.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +65.0% | 34.4% | 56.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1% | 34.4% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 46.9% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 22.9% | 56.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
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 (ext) as percentage of current health in Marshall Islands?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Marshall Islands was 22.9% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Marshall Islands ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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