Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Naoero
Naoero: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 83.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Naoero, 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
Naoero recorded 83.6% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Naoero peaked at 90.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2012.
That places Naoero 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Naoero, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.9% | — |
| 2001 | 79.9% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 71.1% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | +26.4% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 55.9% | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | +35.8% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +48.6% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | -3.8% |
Naoero compared with similar countries
- Naoero's 83.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Naoero's 83.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.9%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.8% | 51.3% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 45.5% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 83.6% | 86.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Naoero?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Naoero was 83.6% 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 Naoero?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Naoero?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2012.
- How does Naoero rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Naoero ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Naoero?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Naoero 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.