Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Nauru
Nauru: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 18.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Nauru, 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 Nauru is 18.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Nauru peaked at 24.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2004.
Nauru ranks 2nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.0% | — |
| 2001 | 16.2% | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -31.0% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +57.3% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +95.1% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -46.5% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +71.3% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +69.0% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 6.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 10.9% | 18.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 1 Tuvalu 27.1% compare
- 3 United States 16.7% compare
- 4 Niue 16.1% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 15.0% compare
More health data for Nauru
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5754 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5088 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Nauru?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Nauru was 18.2% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2004.
- How does Nauru rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Nauru ranks 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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).