Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Niue
Niue: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 16.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Niue, 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 Niue is 16.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Niue peaked at 79.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2019.
Niue ranks 4th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 7.9% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 7.2% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 9.1% | 17.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 1 Tuvalu 27.1% compare
- 2 Nauru 18.2% compare
- 3 United States 16.7% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 15.0% compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
- 7 Liberia 13.0% compare
More health data for Niue
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0642 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
- Life expectancy 69.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy at age 15 80.75 years (2100)
- Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 2.38 deaths per 100 live births (2024)
- Reported cases of measles 0 Cases (2022)
- Child mortality by income level of country 2.38 deaths per 100 live births (2024)
- Child mortality vs. health spending 2.38 deaths per 100 live births (2024)
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles 99.0% (2024)
- Life expectancy vs. health spending 69.98 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Niue?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Niue was 16.1% 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2019.
- How does Niue rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Niue ranks 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niue 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).