Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Palau
Palau: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 60.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Palau, 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
Palau recorded 60.9% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Palau peaked at 60.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2008.
Palau ranks 84th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Palau, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.1% | — |
| 2001 | 50.8% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | +17.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 60.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 83% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Palau's 60.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.9%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 36.1% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 38.0% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 51.7% | 60.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
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- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Palau?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Palau was 60.9% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2008.
- How does Palau rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Palau ranks 84th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.