Public healthcare spending share gdp in Palau

Palau: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 6.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.61
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
28th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7.71
in 2022
All-time low
3.04
in 2008
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Palau, 2000–2023

024682000201120232000: 4.62001: 42002: 3.62003: 3.92004: 4.12005: 3.52006: 3.62007: 3.42008: 32009: 42010: 4.22011: 4.32012: 4.82013: 5.52014: 5.62015: 4.92016: 5.22017: 5.72018: 6.12019: 72020: 6.92021: 7.62022: 7.72023: 6.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, public healthcare spending share gdp in Palau stood at 6.61.

The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Palau peaked at 7.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.04, in 2008.

That places Palau 28th out of 193 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.

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Palau, year by year

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in Palau, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 4.59
2001 3.96 -13.7%
2002 3.58 -9.6%
2003 3.95 +10.2%
2004 4.15 +5.1%
2005 3.47 -16.3%
2006 3.64 +4.7%
2007 3.4 -6.5%
2008 3.04 -10.6%
2009 4 +31.4%
2010 4.15 +4.0%
2011 4.29 +3.3%
2012 4.82 +12.3%
2013 5.48 +13.7%
2014 5.57 +1.6%
2015 4.94 -11.2%
2016 5.23 +5.8%
2017 5.66 +8.1%
2018 6.06 +7.1%
2019 7.04 +16.3%
2020 6.88 -2.3%
2021 7.58 +10.1%
2022 7.71 +1.8%
2023 6.61 -14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.78 3.04 4.59 10
2010s 5.33 4.15 7.04 10
2020s 7.2 6.61 7.71 4

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 25 Spain 6.75 compare
  2. 26 Netherlands 6.72 compare
  3. 27 Montenegro 6.69 compare
  4. 29 Uruguay 6.53 compare
  5. 30 Libya 6.26 compare
  6. 31 Cyprus 6.23 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Palau?
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Palau was 6.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 7.71 in 2022.
What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 3.04 in 2008.
How does Palau rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
Palau ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palau data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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