Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.9% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2015.
Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -44.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 4 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Papua New Guinea was 2.9% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2015.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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).