Palau — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Palau, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Palau was 10.85% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 14.88% in 2022. The lowest was 7.29% in 2002 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.00% per year.
Palau ranks 17 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 9%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Palau sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 27% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 1%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 6 of 29 economies; Japan (10.74%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 27% in 2023. That is 8% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 70 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 18th of 184 in 2000 → 8th of 188 in 2010 → 5th of 189 in 2020 → 17th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.85% | -4.0 pp |
| 2022 | 14.88% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 14.55% | +1.2 pp |
| 2020 | 13.32% | +1.1 pp |
| 2019 | 12.17% | +1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 11.19% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +0.9 pp |
| 2016 | 10.01% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 9.76% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 10.71% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 10.93% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 10.25% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 9.94% | -1.0 pp |
| 2010 | 10.93% | +1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 9.63% | +1.2 pp |
| 2008 | 8.41% | -0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 8.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 8.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 8.63% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 9.13% | +1.0 pp |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +0.8 pp |
| 2002 | 7.29% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -0.8 pp |
| 2000 | 8.64% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Palau’s Health spending in 2001?
7.8% (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 Palau’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +25.7% in total — about 1.0% 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: 10.85%; 2022: 14.88%; 2021: 14.55%; 2020: 13.32%; 2019: 12.17%. 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.