Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 1.1% for share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2006.
That places Marshall Islands 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +35.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +54.4% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.1%, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.2%, 9% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare in Marshall Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +54.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 188 Solomon Islands 3.2% compare
- 189 Kiribati 2.9% compare
- 190 Micronesia, Federated States of 2.6% compare
- 192 Naoero 0.7% compare
- 193 Tuvalu 0.0% compare
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.92 % 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 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare in Marshall Islands?
- Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare in Marshall Islands was 1.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare?
- Marshall Islands ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. 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 Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Out-of-pocket spending on healthcare as percent of total current healthcare expenditure.