External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 18.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 18.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.5% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Papua New Guinea peaked at 39.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +198.0% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | +48.4% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -63.2% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +50.4% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +59.2% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -35.1% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +90.2% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -43.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 18.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 18.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +198.0% | 6.3% | 18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 6.3% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 11.9% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 18.2% | 39.6% | 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 (ext) as percentage of current health in Papua New Guinea?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Papua New Guinea was 18.2% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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