Which has higher current health expenditure, Republic of Moldova or Samoa?

Samoa, at 6.8% against 6.7% in Republic of Moldova as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Samoa?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Moldova vs Samoa: Current health expenditure

Republic of Moldova

6.7%

in 2023

Samoa

6.8%

in 2023

Republic of Moldova rank

93rd

Samoa rank

91st

Current health expenditure over time

Republic of Moldova
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 6.8% against 6.7% in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Republic of Moldova ranks 93rd and Samoa ranks 91st of 193 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Moldova	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.1%	4.5%	4.6%	Republic of Moldova
2010s	8.2%	5.5%	2.7%	Republic of Moldova
2020s	7.1%	6.8%	0.4%	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current health expenditure, Republic of Moldova or Samoa?: Samoa, at 6.8% against 6.7% in Republic of Moldova as of 2023.
What is the difference in current health expenditure between Republic of Moldova and Samoa?: 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Samoa?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Republic of Moldova and Samoa rank globally for current health expenditure?: Republic of Moldova ranks 93rd and Samoa ranks 91st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,692 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.