Papua New Guinea — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Papua New Guinea was 2.87% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 3.27% in 2014. The lowest was 1.82% in 2015 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.54% per year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 177 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 94%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Papua New Guinea sits below it. It peaked in 2014 and has fallen 12% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 4%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 26 of 29 economies; Indonesia (2.70%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 44% in 2015. That is 15% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 45 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 175th of 184 in 2000 → 184th of 188 in 2010 → 187th of 189 in 2020 → 176th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.87% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 2.61% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 2.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 2.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.33% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 1.82% | -1.5 pp |
| 2014 | 3.27% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 3% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 2.67% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 2.29% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 2.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 2.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 2.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 2.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 2.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 2.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 2.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 2.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 2.78% | +0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 2.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Papua New Guinea’s Health spending in 2001?
2.3% (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 Papua New Guinea’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +42.2% 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: 2.87%; 2022: 2.61%; 2021: 2.34%; 2020: 2.3%; 2019: 2.33%. 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.