Naoero — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Naoero, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Naoero was 18.21% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 24.23% in 2007. The lowest was 6.88% in 2004 (about 2.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.18% per year.
Naoero ranks 2 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Naoero sits above it. It peaked in 2007 and has fallen 25% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 90%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 2 of 29 economies; Marshall Islands (13.41%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 95% in 2007. That is 48% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 18.34% | +7.5 pp |
| 2021 | 10.85% | -0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 11.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 11.56% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 11.09% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 11.49% | +0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 10.95% | -3.0 pp |
| 2015 | 13.91% | +5.8 pp |
| 2014 | 8.12% | -1.4 pp |
| 2013 | 9.57% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 8.84% | -1.1 pp |
| 2011 | 9.97% | -2.7 pp |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 12.32% | -10.7 pp |
| 2008 | 23% | -1.2 pp |
| 2007 | 24.23% | +11.8 pp |
| 2006 | 12.42% | +1.6 pp |
| 2005 | 10.82% | +3.9 pp |
| 2004 | 6.88% | -3.1 pp |
| 2003 | 9.97% | -3.8 pp |
| 2002 | 13.81% | -2.4 pp |
| 2001 | 16.22% | -2.7 pp |
| 2000 | 18.97% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Naoero’s Health spending in 2001?
16.22% (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 Naoero’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -4.0% in total — about 0.2% 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: 18.21%; 2022: 18.34%; 2021: 10.85%; 2020: 11.56%; 2019: 11.56%. 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.