Health spending as a share of total government spending in Micronesia, Federated States of
Micronesia, Federated States of: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 3.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Micronesia, Federated States of, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Micronesia, Federated States of recorded 3.4% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Micronesia, Federated States of peaked at 3.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2009.
Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 186th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Micronesia, Federated States of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -49.5% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +56.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -41.9% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +62.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +42.8% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -40.5% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +59.5% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Micronesia, Federated States of was 3.4% 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 Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2009.
- How does Micronesia, Federated States of rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 186th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia, Federated States of 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.