Somalia vs Zambia: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 54.4% against 47.9% in Zambia, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 7th of 177 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.2% | 43.0% | 10.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 43.0% | 4.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Somalia or Zambia?
- Somalia, at 54.4% against 47.9% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Somalia and Zambia?
- 6.5%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Somalia ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 7th 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.