Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 17.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tuvalu, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 17.5% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Tuvalu peaked at 18.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2015.
That places Tuvalu 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +39.5% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +49.0% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +38.2% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -31.7% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +84.5% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 8.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 8.7% | 17.5% | 4 |
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- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population, male, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Tuvalu?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tuvalu was 17.5% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2015.
- How does Tuvalu rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Tuvalu ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.