Health spending as a share of total government spending in Naoero
Naoero: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 12.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Naoero, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Naoero stood at 12.9%.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Naoero peaked at 26.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2013.
Naoero ranks 64th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 Naoero, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.0% | — |
| 2001 | 22.0% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -47.7% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -30.6% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -29.8% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +29.9% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 9.3% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 9.1% | 12.9% | 4 |
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More health data for Naoero
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5754 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5088 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Naoero?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Naoero was 12.9% 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 Naoero?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Naoero?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2013.
- How does Naoero rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Naoero ranks 64th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Naoero?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Naoero 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.