External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Palau
Palau: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 18.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Palau stood at 18.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Palau peaked at 32.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2019.
Palau ranks 39th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -9.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 18.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 22.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 16.9% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 18.5% | 20.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More health data for Palau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Palau?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Palau was 18.5% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2019.
- How does Palau rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Palau ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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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