Micronesia: Health spending as percent of GDP

The latest value from 2023 is 12.88 percent, an increase from 12.63 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 6.65 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Micronesia from 2000 to 2023 is 11.87 percent. The minimum value, 7.77 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 17.95 percent was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.