Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Nauru
Nauru: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 18.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Nauru, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Nauru is 18.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Nauru peaked at 24.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2004.
Nauru ranks 2nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 6.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 10.9% | 18.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 1 Tuvalu 27.1% compare
- 3 United States 16.7% compare
- 4 Niue 16.1% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 15.0% compare
More health data for Nauru
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 160 (2025)
- Population, male 50.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 141 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 143 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 137 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 149 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 141 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 157 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 147 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 159 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Nauru?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Nauru was 18.2% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2004.
- How does Nauru rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Nauru ranks 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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).