Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 12.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Micronesia (country), 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 12.9% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Micronesia (country) peaked at 17.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
Micronesia (country) ranks 8th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.8% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 12.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 5 Afghanistan 15.0% compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
- 7 Liberia 13.0% compare
- 9 Lesotho 12.6% compare
- 10 Germany 11.7% compare
- 11 Switzerland 11.7% compare
More health data for Micronesia (country)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1,237 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,250 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1,188 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1,177 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 1,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1,137 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Micronesia (country)?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Micronesia (country) was 12.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).