Papua New Guinea Health Spending
Current health expenditure as % of GDP SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
Overview
Papua New Guinea's health spending stood at 3.05% in 2025, a rise of +0.18% from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 3.05% by 2025. Papua New Guinea ranked 174th globally.
Data & projection
| Year | Health Spending | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 3.19% | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 3.05% | - | - |
| 2025 | 3.05% | +0.18% | #174 |
| 2023 | 2.87% | +0.26% | #12 |
| 2022 | 2.61% | +0.27% | #9 |
| 2021 | 2.34% | +0.04% | #3 |
| 2020 | 2.30% | −0.02% | #3 |
| 2019 | 2.33% | +0.02% | #4 |
| 2018 | 2.30% | +0.07% | #4 |
| 2017 | 2.23% | −0.10% | #1 |
| 2016 | 2.33% | +0.51% | #2 |
| 2015 | 1.82% | −1.45% | #1 |
| 2014 | 3.27% | +0.27% | #20 |
| 2013 | 3.00% | +0.33% | #19 |
| 2012 | 2.67% | +0.37% | #14 |
| 2011 | 2.29% | +0.19% | #9 |
| 2010 | 2.11% | −0.22% | #5 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Papua New Guinea matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2022. Historically, 71% of countries showing this pattern (546 out of 768) saw health spending improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Papua New Guinea's health spending was 3.05% in 2025. Ranked 174th globally. This represents a 6.3% increase from the previous year.
Papua New Guinea's health spending peaked at 3.27% in 2014.
The lowest health spending in Papua New Guinea was 1.82% in 2015.
Papua New Guinea ranks 174th globally in health spending as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Data sourced from World Bank.
Papua New Guinea's health spending is projected to reach 3.05% by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The health spending of Papua New Guinea in 2025 was 3.05%. This ranks 174th in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_papua-new-guinea_health-spending,
title = {Papua New Guinea Health Spending},
url = {https://historysaid.com/papua-new-guinea/health-spending},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}