Health spending as a share of total government spending in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 15.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 15.2% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is up 77.1% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Marshall Islands peaked at 16.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2005.
That places Marshall Islands 42nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -24.6% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -33.2% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -39.5% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +64.2% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -32.4% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +40.1% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +77.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 6.5% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 7.7% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.5% | 15.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Marshall Islands?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Marshall Islands was 15.2% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2005.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Marshall Islands ranks 42nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.