Papua New Guinea - Health Spending 2021
2.34%
+0.04% from 2020
Papua New Guinea's health spending was 2.34% in 2021, increased +0.04% from 2.30% in 2020. This was the 3rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2021▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brunei Darussalam | 2.15% | -12.5% |
| 2nd | Bangladesh | 2.27% | 3.9% |
| 3rd | Papua New Guinea | 2.34% | 1.7% |
| 4th | Zimbabwe | 2.67% | -9.6% |
| 5th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 2.74% | 10.7% |
| 6th | Angola | 2.74% | -2.7% |
| 7th | Lao PDR | 2.74% | 33.2% |
| 8th | Gabon | 2.79% | -18.8% |
| 9th | Djibouti | 2.87% | 22.8% |
| 10th | Qatar | 2.89% | -24.2% |
| 11th | Benin | 2.92% | -4.4% |
| 12th | Sudan | 2.97% | -2.5% |
| 13th | Pakistan | 2.99% | 1.3% |
| 14th | India | 3.35% | 0.2% |
| 15th | Congo, Republic of | 3.46% | -13.8% |
| 16th | Tanzania | 3.47% | 13.7% |
| 17th | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.50% | -4.5% |
| 18th | Equatorial Guinea | 3.51% | -5.3% |
| 19th | Mali | 3.54% | 1.1% |
| 20th | Madagascar | 3.55% | -4.6% |
| 21st | Haiti | 3.58% | -5.5% |
| 22nd | Monaco | 3.67% | -14.3% |
| 23rd | Indonesia | 3.71% | 8.4% |
| 24th | Guinea | 3.72% | -4.7% |
| 25th | Gambia, The | 3.74% | -6.8% |
| 26th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.76% | 3.8% |
| 27th | Mauritania | 3.78% | 25.9% |
| 28th | Ghana | 3.86% | -12.9% |
| 29th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.87% | -2.8% |
| 30th | Chad | 3.97% | -8.7% |
| 31st | Kazakhstan | 3.99% | 4.1% |
| 32nd | Nigeria | 4.08% | 20.6% |
| 33rd | Eritrea | 4.18% | -3.1% |
| 34th | Bahrain | 4.33% | -5.0% |
| 35th | Cameroon | 4.34% | 2.1% |
| 36th | Oman | 4.34% | -15.1% |
| 37th | Malaysia | 4.37% | 7.1% |
| 38th | Lebanon | 4.40% | -41.2% |
| 39th | Senegal | 4.44% | -13.8% |
| 40th | Viet Nam | 4.54% | 4.7% |
| 41st | Türkiye | 4.56% | -1.2% |
| 42nd | Kenya | 4.57% | 1.7% |
| 43rd | Vanuatu | 4.59% | 11.3% |
| 44th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 4.61% | 11.0% |
| 45th | Guyana | 4.64% | -13.6% |
| 46th | Azerbaijan | 4.69% | -19.9% |
| 47th | Bhutan | 4.79% | 17.2% |
| 48th | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.81% | -15.3% |
| 49th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.86% | -2.1% |
| 50th | Timor-Leste | 4.92% | -32.3% |
| 51st | Solomon Islands | 4.95% | 1.1% |
| 52nd | Suriname | 5.02% | -16.9% |
| 53rd | Algeria | 5.02% | -10.9% |
| 54th | Belize | 5.05% | -5.5% |
| 55th | Sierra Leone | 5.07% | -10.5% |
| 56th | Dominican Republic | 5.09% | 2.5% |
| 57th | Iraq | 5.14% | -10.2% |
| 58th | Singapore | 5.15% | -9.7% |
| 59th | Thailand | 5.15% | 18.3% |
| 60th | Sri Lanka | 5.19% | 21.5% |
| 61st | Seychelles | 5.21% | -10.8% |
| 62nd | China | 5.26% | -4.5% |
| 63rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.27% | 8.1% |
| 64th | Grenada | 5.28% | -0.5% |
| 65th | United Arab Emirates | 5.30% | -8.9% |
| 66th | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.35% | 8.5% |
| 67th | Kuwait | 5.37% | -12.1% |
| 68th | Liechtenstein | 5.38% | -11.1% |
| 69th | Morocco | 5.45% | -5.8% |
| 70th | Uganda | 5.47% | 4.5% |
| 71st | Turkmenistan | 5.49% | -1.4% |
| 72nd | Nepal | 5.53% | 6.3% |
| 73rd | Myanmar | 5.54% | 29.4% |
| 74th | Luxembourg | 5.61% | -2.8% |
| 75th | Togo | 5.62% | -9.3% |
| 76th | Niger | 5.81% | -5.8% |
| 77th | Mexico | 5.88% | -2.9% |
| 78th | Saudi Arabia | 5.93% | -10.8% |
| 79th | Philippines | 5.98% | 15.7% |
| 80th | Libya | 6.05% | -14.8% |
| 81st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 6.17% | 9.0% |
| 82nd | Rwanda | 6.23% | 7.5% |
| 83rd | St. Lucia | 6.26% | -10.7% |
| 84th | South Sudan | 6.30% | -32.6% |
| 85th | Botswana | 6.30% | 3.0% |
| 86th | Dominica | 6.31% | 4.0% |
| 87th | Cambodia | 6.34% | 23.6% |
| 88th | Poland | 6.37% | -1.0% |
| 89th | Ireland | 6.44% | -7.6% |
| 90th | Romania | 6.45% | 3.9% |
| 91st | Comoros | 6.46% | 9.5% |
| 92nd | Belarus | 6.57% | 2.5% |
| 93rd | Cabo Verde | 6.61% | -6.1% |
| 94th | Mauritius | 6.62% | 8.5% |
| 95th | Zambia | 6.64% | 5.3% |
| 96th | Peru | 6.67% | 5.1% |
| 97th | Bahamas, The | 6.79% | -8.3% |
| 98th | Uzbekistan | 6.93% | 13.8% |
| 99th | Russian Federation | 7.03% | -12.6% |
| 100th | Fiji | 7.06% | 33.5% |
| 101st | Tonga | 7.06% | 27.0% |
| 102nd | Burkina Faso | 7.09% | 2.8% |
| 103rd | Samoa | 7.20% | 18.1% |
| 104th | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.21% | -3.6% |
| 105th | Mongolia | 7.21% | 54.5% |
| 106th | Hungary | 7.34% | 1.4% |
| 107th | Tunisia | 7.34% | 4.0% |
| 108th | Guatemala | 7.36% | 13.9% |
| 109th | Albania | 7.36% | -1.4% |
| 110th | Eswatini | 7.41% | 4.3% |
| 111th | Barbados | 7.44% | 10.6% |
| 112th | Estonia | 7.48% | 0.1% |
| 113th | San Marino | 7.51% | -11.4% |
| 114th | Malawi | 7.52% | 6.8% |
| 115th | Costa Rica | 7.61% | -2.7% |
| 116th | Slovak Republic | 7.63% | 8.0% |
| 117th | Jordan | 7.70% | 2.0% |
| 118th | Lithuania | 7.73% | 4.3% |
| 119th | Moldova | 7.75% | 10.6% |
| 120th | Israel | 7.84% | 1.2% |
| 121st | São Tomé and Principe | 7.86% | 7.4% |
| 122nd | Jamaica | 8.00% | 7.1% |
| 123rd | Paraguay | 8.03% | 4.7% |
| 124th | Croatia | 8.08% | 5.2% |
| 125th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.16% | 1.7% |
| 126th | Ukraine | 8.20% | 8.5% |
| 127th | Korea | 8.34% | 3.9% |
| 128th | Tajikistan | 8.38% | -5.8% |
| 129th | Ecuador | 8.38% | -2.7% |
| 130th | Guinea-Bissau | 8.40% | -6.6% |
| 131st | North Macedonia | 8.42% | 8.9% |
| 132nd | Bulgaria | 8.58% | 1.7% |
| 133rd | Andorra | 8.65% | -1.6% |
| 134th | Mozambique | 8.65% | 14.5% |
| 135th | South Africa | 8.66% | -4.0% |
| 136th | Maldives | 8.85% | -22.6% |
| 137th | Cyprus | 8.87% | 2.6% |
| 138th | Uruguay | 8.92% | -1.9% |
| 139th | Burundi | 8.94% | -16.5% |
| 140th | Greece | 9.03% | -3.7% |
| 141st | Panama | 9.14% | -10.6% |
| 142nd | Colombia | 9.14% | 5.1% |
| 143rd | Central African Republic | 9.15% | 1.8% |
| 144th | Czechia | 9.15% | 2.1% |
| 145th | Serbia | 9.23% | 11.2% |
| 146th | Honduras | 9.27% | 0.6% |
| 147th | Italy | 9.28% | -3.0% |
| 148th | Latvia | 9.41% | 25.4% |
| 149th | Yemen, Republic of | 9.44% | -18.9% |
| 150th | Slovenia | 9.53% | 0.4% |
| 151st | Malta | 9.53% | -3.3% |
| 152nd | Nicaragua | 9.55% | 11.6% |
| 153rd | New Zealand | 9.55% | 3.2% |
| 154th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.56% | -1.5% |
| 155th | Brazil | 9.64% | 0.1% |
| 156th | Iceland | 9.72% | 0.7% |
| 157th | Chile | 9.72% | 0.3% |
| 158th | Norway | 9.81% | -14.1% |
| 159th | Finland | 9.91% | 2.2% |
| 160th | El Salvador | 10.13% | 13.1% |
| 161st | Namibia | 10.20% | 6.7% |
| 162nd | Spain | 10.34% | -4.2% |
| 163rd | West Bank and Gaza | 10.43% | 1.5% |
| 164th | Australia | 10.52% | -1.7% |
| 165th | Georgia | 10.54% | 14.2% |
| 166th | Montenegro | 10.55% | -7.6% |
| 167th | Denmark | 10.66% | -0.3% |
| 168th | Lesotho | 10.66% | 2.4% |
| 169th | European Union | 10.81% | 0.1% |
| 170th | Nauru | 10.85% | -6.1% |
| 171st | Argentina | 11.01% | 3.2% |
| 172nd | Netherlands | 11.13% | 1.7% |
| 173rd | Portugal | 11.22% | 6.6% |
| 174th | Sweden | 11.23% | -1.7% |
| 175th | Belgium | 11.29% | -1.5% |
| 176th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 11.37% | -5.1% |
| 177th | Kiribati | 11.83% | -13.4% |
| 178th | Switzerland | 11.96% | -0.3% |
| 179th | Japan | 12.08% | 5.5% |
| 180th | United Kingdom | 12.08% | -0.2% |
| 181st | Austria | 12.19% | 6.8% |
| 182nd | France | 12.25% | 1.0% |
| 183rd | Armenia | 12.32% | 0.7% |
| 184th | Canada | 12.38% | -4.9% |
| 185th | Marshall Islands | 12.49% | 3.0% |
| 186th | Germany | 12.72% | 2.1% |
| 187th | Liberia | 13.27% | 2.8% |
| 188th | Cuba | 13.79% | 10.4% |
| 189th | Palau | 14.55% | 9.3% |
| 190th | United States | 17.35% | -6.3% |
| 191st | Tuvalu | 18.57% | 3.8% |
| 192nd | Afghanistan | 21.51% | 38.5% |
FAQ
What was Papua New Guinea's health spending in 2021?▾
Papua New Guinea's health spending in 2021 was 2.34%. This ranked 3rd globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's health spending change in 2021?▾
Papua New Guinea's health spending increased by 1.7% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Which country had the highest health spending in 2021?▾
Afghanistan had the highest health spending in 2021 at 21.51%.
What is the health spending of Papua New Guinea in 2021?▾
The health spending of Papua New Guinea in 2021 was 2.34%. This ranked 3rd globally.
How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Papua New Guinea's health spending?▾
Papua New Guinea's health spending went from 2.30% in 2020 to 2.34% in 2021, a 1.7% increase.
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