External health expenditure per capita in Palau
Palau: External health expenditure per capita was 311.87 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Palau is 311.87 current US$, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Palau peaked at 422.87 current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 135.12 current US$, in 2002.
That places Palau 3rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 213.71 current US$ | 135.12 current US$ | 273.19 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 315.12 current US$ | 267.83 current US$ | 344.62 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 383.91 current US$ | 311.87 current US$ | 422.87 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 1 Tuvalu 467.66 current US$ compare
- 2 Micronesia (country) 362.9 current US$ compare
- 4 Nauru 307.77 current US$ compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 205.1 current US$ compare
- 6 Tonga 158.17 current US$ compare
More health data for Palau
- 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)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 126 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Palau?
- External health expenditure per capita in Palau was 311.87 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 422.87 current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 135.12 current US$ in 2002.
- How does Palau rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Palau ranks 3rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.