Total health spending per person in Somalia
Somalia: Total health spending per person was 52.07 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total health spending per person in Somalia is 52.07 current international $, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 35.8% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Somalia peaked at 52.07 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.92 current international $, in 2013.
That places Somalia 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Somalia, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.92 current international $ | — |
| 2014 | 34.53 current international $ | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 42.5 current international $ | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 37.49 current international $ | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 42.24 current international $ | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 39.49 current international $ | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 36.11 current international $ | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 33.88 current international $ | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 35.54 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 38.33 current international $ | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 52.07 current international $ | +35.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.61 current international $ | 30.92 current international $ | 42.5 current international $ | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.96 current international $ | 33.88 current international $ | 52.07 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 189 Niger 76.49 current international $ compare
- 190 Madagascar 62.84 current international $ compare
- 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 57.76 current international $ compare
- 193 Sudan 28.26 current international $ compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Somalia?
- Total health spending per person in Somalia was 52.07 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.07 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.92 current international $ in 2013.
- How does Somalia rank for total health spending per person?
- Somalia ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.