Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 10.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 10.1% for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 72.0% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands peaked at 10.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2010.
That places Marshall Islands 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -31.3% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -24.5% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +72.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 10.1% | 4 |
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- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5116 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands was 10.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2010.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Marshall Islands ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.