External health expenditure in Palau
Palau: External health expenditure was 18.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Palau recorded 18.5% for external health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Palau peaked at 32.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2019.
Palau ranks 38th of 177 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 in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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 10.3%, 1.8× the median. (28 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 in Palau?
- External health expenditure in Palau was 18.5% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2019.
- How does Palau rank for external health expenditure?
- Palau ranks 38th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 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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About this data
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.