Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare was 8.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Papua New Guinea stood at 8.55.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Papua New Guinea peaked at 12.37 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.96, in 2014.
That places Papua New Guinea 174th 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.
Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.44 | — |
| 2001 | 8.87 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 8.75 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.78 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.48 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 8.2 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 8.11 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 7.78 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 8.7 | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 10.39 | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 12.28 | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 12.24 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.22 | -24.7% |
| 2013 | 6.57 | -28.7% |
| 2014 | 5.96 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 12.37 | +107.7% |
| 2016 | 10.14 | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 9.6 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 9.53 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.42 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 10.35 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.25 | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 8.55 | -7.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 8.55 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.63, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 8.55 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.24, 70% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +107.7% | 5.96 | 12.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.75 | 7.78 | 10.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.69 | 5.96 | 12.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.65 | 8.55 | 10.42 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
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- 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 share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare in Papua New Guinea was 8.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.37 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.96 in 2014.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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 Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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