External health expenditure in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: External health expenditure was 18.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 18.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 43.5% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Papua New Guinea peaked at 39.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 177 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 in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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 11.8%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 18.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.3%, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure 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 in Papua New Guinea?
- External health expenditure in Papua New Guinea was 18.2% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for external health expenditure?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 40th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 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.