Health expenditure government expenditure in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Health expenditure government expenditure was 9.45 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure government expenditure in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health expenditure government expenditure in Papua New Guinea is 9.45, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.2% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure government expenditure in Papua New Guinea peaked at 9.45 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.33, in 2021.
That places Papua New Guinea 107th 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 expenditure government expenditure in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.32 | — |
| 2001 | 7.73 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 8.48 | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 7.63 | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 8.75 | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 7.83 | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 8.38 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 9.07 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 7.66 | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 6.32 | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 7.07 | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 7.6 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 8.13 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 7.19 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 7.47 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 6.03 | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 8.04 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 9.15 | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 7.95 | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 6.37 | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 6.73 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 5.33 | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 6.99 | +31.2% |
| 2023 | 9.45 | +35.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 9.45 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.65, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 9.45 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.32, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.02 | 6.32 | 9.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 6.03 | 9.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.12 | 5.33 | 9.45 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure government expenditure in Papua New Guinea?
- Health expenditure government expenditure in Papua New Guinea was 9.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.45 in 2023.
- What is the lowest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.33 in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for health expenditure government expenditure?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 107th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health expenditure government expenditure rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health expenditure government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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