Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 54.4% against 15.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 38.9%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 3.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 177 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.2% | 13.1% | 40.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 14.0% | 33.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Somalia, at 54.4% against 15.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 38.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Somalia ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.