Palau: Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Palau's current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 537.01 on 2022 (from 2,394 to 1,857).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +68.67 and a typical year strayed about 78.23 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 7.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 222.4 in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 537.01 in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 55.55 a year. A straight line explains 46% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Palau had the 47th highest value of the 168 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Palau in the 2023 ranking

• St. Kitts and Nevis — 44th of 168: 1,936
• Costa Rica — 45th of 168: 1,928
• Brunei Darussalam — 46th of 168: 1,896
• North Macedonia — 48th of 168: 1,808
• Türkiye — 49th of 168: 1,769
• Georgia — 50th of 168: 1,679

What this measures

Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Australia — 7,691 (2023)
• Brunei Darussalam — 1,896 (2023)
• Cambodia — 350.11 (2023)
• China — 1,487 (2023)
• Fiji — 547.77 (2023)
• Indonesia — 416.59 (2023)
• Japan — 5,365 (2023)
• Kiribati — 400.91 (2023)
• Korea, Rep.

More health data for Palau

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.65% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.21% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 1,507 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 18.48% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 1,661 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 17.47% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 3,168 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 17.94% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 6.08% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Palau's current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?

1,857 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 110.27% from 883 in 2000 (3.28% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2,394 in 2022 and the lowest 849.91 in 2002.

How does Palau rank?

47th highest of 168 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Palau?

In 2023, Palau's current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 537.01 on 2022 (from 2,394 to 1,857). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +68.67 and a typical year strayed about 78.23 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 7.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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