Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Kiribati
Kiribati: Proportion of total government spending on essential … health was 10.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Kiribati, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Kiribati is 10.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Kiribati peaked at 16.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2021.
Kiribati ranks 71st of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.7% | — |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -7.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 10.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.1%, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 10.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.2%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.0% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.3% | 11.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Kiribati?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Kiribati was 10.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2021.
- How does Kiribati rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Kiribati ranks 71st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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