External health expenditure in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: External health expenditure was 25.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
External health expenditure in Pacific island small states, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure in Pacific island small states is 25.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Pacific island small states peaked at 30.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2000.
Pacific island small states ranks 2nd of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
External health expenditure in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.3% | — |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 18.3% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 20.7% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 21.0% | 26.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 1 Micronesia, Federated States of 71.5% compare
- 2 Malawi 65.5% compare
- 3 South Sudan 62.3% compare
- 4 Mozambique 57.7% compare
- 5 Burundi 57.4% compare
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Pacific island small states?
- External health expenditure in Pacific island small states was 25.4% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2000.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for external health expenditure?
- Pacific island small states ranks 2nd out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.