Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Kiribati
Kiribati: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 10.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Kiribati, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kiribati is 10.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kiribati peaked at 13.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2015.
That places Kiribati 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +53.1% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -31.2% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 7.8% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.2% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.5% | 13.7% | 4 |
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More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.2306 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1688 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7642 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kiribati?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kiribati was 10.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2015.
- How does Kiribati rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).