Private health expenditure per person in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Private health expenditure per person was 11.38 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.38
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
191st
of 193 countries
All-time high
11.38
in 2023
All-time low
3.94
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Private health expenditure per person in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 11.38 for private health expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Papua New Guinea peaked at 11.38 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.94, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 191st out of 193 countries 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.
Private health expenditure per person in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.94 | — |
| 2001 | 4.16 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 4.82 | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 4.58 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 4.9 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 4.48 | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 4.49 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.57 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.6 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6.25 | +35.9% |
| 2010 | 7.23 | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 8.19 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 7.44 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 6.13 | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 6.82 | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 8.26 | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 9.01 | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 7.87 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 8.63 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 8.99 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 9.36 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 9.64 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 10.69 | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 11.38 | +6.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 11.38 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127.95, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 11.38 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 190.93, 6% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.68 | 3.94 | 6.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.86 | 6.13 | 9.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.27 | 9.36 | 11.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 188 Marshall Islands 17.64 compare
- 189 Somalia 16.36 compare
- 190 Vanuatu 16.19 compare
- 192 Solomon Islands 4.93 compare
- 193 Tuvalu 1.03 compare
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 private health expenditure per person in Papua New Guinea?
- Private health expenditure per person in Papua New Guinea was 11.38 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.38 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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