Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 9.42 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Marshall Islands, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Marshall Islands stood at 9.42. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Marshall Islands peaked at 9.42 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.37, in 2000.
That places Marshall Islands 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.37 | — |
| 2001 | 4.53 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 4.91 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 4.91 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.31 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 5.67 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 5.61 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.01 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 5.89 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.79 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.89 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.24 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 6.48 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 6.88 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 6.76 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.8 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.14 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 7.96 | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 8.28 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 8.93 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 8.96 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.33 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 8.9 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 9.42 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3 | 4.37 | 6.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.14 | 5.89 | 8.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.15 | 8.9 | 9.42 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 176 Vanuatu 12.02 compare
- 177 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.13 compare
- 178 Timor-Leste 10.09 compare
- 180 Niue 9.04 compare
- 181 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.9 compare
- 182 Gambia 8.7 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Marshall Islands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.92 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.52 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.5% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2008)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1483 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Marshall Islands?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Marshall Islands was 9.42 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.42 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.37 in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Marshall Islands ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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