External health expenditure in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: External health expenditure was 22.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
External health expenditure in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure in Marshall Islands stood at 22.9%. 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 in Marshall Islands peaked at 71.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 30th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
External health expenditure in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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% |
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Marshall Islands?
- External health expenditure in Marshall Islands was 22.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for external health expenditure?
- Marshall Islands ranks 30th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.