Somalia vs Sudan: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Somalia
0.5%
in 2023
Sudan
0.6%
in 2023
Somalia rank
185th
Sudan rank
184th
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 185th and Sudan ranks 184th of 193 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Somalia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Somalia and Sudan?
- 0.1%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 185th and Sudan ranks 184th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.