Healthcare Spending: Tuvalu

Tuvalu's healthcare spending is currently 27.09 % of GDP as of 2023. # Tuvalu Healthcare Spending Tuvalu allocated 27.

Current (2023)

27.09 % of GDP

+27.3% y/y

Peak (2023)

27.09 % of GDP

Low (2004)

9.331 % of GDP

Source

World Bank World Development Indicators

2000–2023 · 24 pts

Healthcare Spending — Tuvalu

2000 — 2023

Healthcare Spending — Tuvalu

Analysis# Tuvalu Healthcare Spending Tuvalu allocated 27.09% of its GDP to healthcare in 2023, reaching an all-time peak and representing a dramatic 21.6% increase since 2000. The country's healthcare spending has grown substantially from its lowest point of 9.331% in 2004, demonstrating a significant shift in public health investment priorities over two decades. The upward trajectory accelerated sharply after 2016, when spending jumped from 18.325% to 24.458% by 2017. While volatility persisted through 2020 (dropping to 17.887%), spending resumed climbing in 2021 and has continued rising steeply, jumping 5.8 percentage points from 2022 to 2023. This sustained elevation suggests Tuvalu has fundamentally repositioned healthcare as a major budgetary priority, with no indication of reversal in the near term.

Historical Data

24 Rows

Year	Value	Change %
2023	27.09 % of GDP	+27.25%
2022	21.288 % of GDP	+14.61%
2021	18.574 % of GDP	+3.84%
2020	17.887 % of GDP	-19.51%
2019	22.223 % of GDP	+20.63%
2018	18.422 % of GDP	-24.68%
2017	24.458 % of GDP	+33.47%
2016	18.325 % of GDP	+36.33%
2015	13.442 % of GDP	-7.48%
2014	14.528 % of GDP	+5.24%
2013	13.804 % of GDP	-0.50%
2012	13.874 % of GDP	-5.90%
2011	14.744 % of GDP	-9.07%
2010	16.214 % of GDP	+24.62%
2009	13.011 % of GDP	+25.83%
2008	10.34 % of GDP	-1.14%
2007	10.459 % of GDP	-14.10%
2006	12.176 % of GDP	+20.95%
2005	10.067 % of GDP	+7.89%
2004	9.331 % of GDP	-31.91%