Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 73.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Papua New Guinea, 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
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Papua New Guinea stood at 73.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Papua New Guinea peaked at 84.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2021.
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.3% | — |
| 2001 | 72.5% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 58.1% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | +25.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 73.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 73.3% 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 | 68.2% | 58.1% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 58.3% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 50.0% | 73.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Papua New Guinea?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Papua New Guinea was 73.3% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.