Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Palau
Palau: Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita was 1,857 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Palau recorded 1,857 current international $ for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 22.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Palau peaked at 2,394 current international $ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 849.91 current international $, in 2002.
Palau ranks 68th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,046 current international $ | 849.91 current international $ | 1,230 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,758 current international $ | 1,432 current international $ | 2,219 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,211 current international $ | 1,857 current international $ | 2,394 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,936 current international $ compare
- 66 Costa Rica 1,928 current international $ compare
- 67 Brunei 1,896 current international $ compare
- 69 North Macedonia 1,808 current international $ compare
- 70 Turkey 1,769 current international $ compare
- 71 Colombia 1,758 current international $ compare
More health data for Palau
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 99 (2025)
- Population, female 8,157 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 42.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 25.5% (2025)
- Population, female 46.2% (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Population, male 53.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 100 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 107 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Palau?
- Healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Palau was 1,857 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 2,394 current international $ in 2022.
- What is the lowest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 849.91 current international $ in 2002.
- How does Palau rank for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita?
- Palau ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current healthcare expenditure per capita is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries but not for inflation. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.