Marshall Islands — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Marshall Islands, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Marshall Islands was 13.41% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 22.30% in 2006. The lowest was 11.19% in 2001 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.04% per year.
Marshall Islands ranks 5 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 3%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Marshall Islands sits above it. It peaked in 2006 and has fallen 40% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 10%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 3 of 29 economies; Micronesia, Fed. Sts. (12.88%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 36% in 2011.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 3rd of 184 in 2000 → 1st of 188 in 2010 → 12th of 189 in 2020 → 5th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.41% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 13.61% | +1.1 pp |
| 2021 | 12.49% | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 12.12% | -2.9 pp |
| 2019 | 14.99% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 14.47% | +2.4 pp |
| 2017 | 12.02% | -2.6 pp |
| 2016 | 14.63% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 14.78% | +2.7 pp |
| 2014 | 12.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 12.14% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 11.66% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 11.36% | -6.4 pp |
| 2010 | 17.73% | -1.0 pp |
| 2009 | 18.73% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 18.98% | +2.2 pp |
| 2007 | 16.83% | -5.5 pp |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +3.8 pp |
| 2005 | 18.45% | +4.3 pp |
| 2004 | 14.15% | +0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 13.33% | +1.3 pp |
| 2002 | 12.07% | +0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 11.19% | -2.3 pp |
| 2000 | 13.52% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Marshall Islands’s Health spending in 2001?
11.19% (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 Marshall Islands’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -0.9% in total.
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: 13.41%; 2022: 13.61%; 2021: 12.49%; 2020: 12.12%; 2019: 14.99%. 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.