Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 75.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 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
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Marshall Islands is 75.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.6% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Marshall Islands peaked at 75.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2010.
Marshall Islands ranks 36th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.6% | — |
| 2001 | 57.2% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | -35.3% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +30.7% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +68.0% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +74.6% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 75.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 75.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.9%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.7% | 29.3% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 27.2% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 41.7% | 75.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Marshall Islands?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Marshall Islands was 75.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2010.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Marshall Islands ranks 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.