Out-of-pocket expenditure in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Out-of-pocket expenditure was 6.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure in Pacific island small states, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 6.4% for out-of-pocket expenditure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure in Pacific island small states peaked at 14.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2023.
That places Pacific island small states 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -53.9% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.9% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 9.5% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 6.4% | 14.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 44 Algeria 45.0% compare
- 45 Laos 44.8% compare
- 46 Philippines 44.4% compare
- 47 Senegal 44.3% compare
- 48 India 43.9% compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 43.8% compare
- 50 Mauritania 43.8% compare
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure in Pacific island small states?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure in Pacific island small states was 6.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2023.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for out-of-pocket expenditure?
- Pacific island small states ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of out-of-pocket payments of total current health expenditures. Out-of-pocket payments are spending on health directly out-of-pocket by households.