Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 27.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Tuvalu, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 27.1% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.3% on the previous year and up 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Tuvalu peaked at 27.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2004.
That places Tuvalu 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.3% | — |
| 2001 | 18.0% | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -34.1% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -31.9% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +36.3% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +33.5% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 9.3% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 13.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 17.9% | 27.1% | 4 |
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More health data for Tuvalu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2095)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 985 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 116 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Tuvalu?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Tuvalu was 27.1% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2004.
- How does Tuvalu rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Tuvalu ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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).