Palau: Health spending as percent of GDP

The latest value from 2021 is 16.38 percent, an increase from 14.34 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 7.21 percent, based on data from 181 countries. Historically, the average for Palau from 2000 to 2021 is 11.02 percent. The minimum value, 7.8 percent, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 16.38 percent was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.