Health spending as a share of total government spending in Kiribati
Kiribati: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 9.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Kiribati, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 9.0% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Kiribati peaked at 12.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2015.
That places Kiribati 113th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.9% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.7% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.0% | 10.6% | 4 |
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More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Kiribati?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Kiribati was 9.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2015.
- How does Kiribati rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Kiribati ranks 113th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.