Kiribati — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Kiribati, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Kiribati was 10.95% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 13.66% in 2020. The lowest was 7.22% in 2015 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.50% per year.
Kiribati ranks 16 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 8%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Kiribati sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 20% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 26%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 5 of 29 economies; Palau (10.85%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 53% in 2001. That is 8% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 47 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 28th of 184 in 2000 → 37th of 188 in 2010 → 4th of 189 in 2020 → 16th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.95% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 10.53% | -1.3 pp |
| 2021 | 11.83% | -1.8 pp |
| 2020 | 13.66% | +3.5 pp |
| 2019 | 10.17% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +1.2 pp |
| 2017 | 9.68% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 9.04% | +1.8 pp |
| 2015 | 7.22% | -1.7 pp |
| 2014 | 8.95% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 8.71% | +0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 7.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 7.99% | -0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 8.77% | -4.0 pp |
| 2009 | 12.74% | -0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 13.51% | +2.6 pp |
| 2007 | 10.95% | -0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 11.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 11.36% | -0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 12.17% | +2.1 pp |
| 2003 | 10.05% | -1.4 pp |
| 2002 | 11.44% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 11.91% | +4.1 pp |
| 2000 | 7.77% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kiribati’s Health spending in 2001?
11.91% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kiribati’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +40.8% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 10.95%; 2022: 10.53%; 2021: 11.83%; 2020: 13.66%; 2019: 10.17%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.