Current health expenditure per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Current health expenditure per capita was 292.81 current US$ in 2023. β² Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Samoa, 2000β2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure per capita in Samoa stood at 292.81 current US$. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Samoa peaked at 292.81 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.1 current US$, in 2001.
Samoa ranks 116th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110.72 current US$ | 56.1 current US$ | 172.45 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 222.91 current US$ | 185.44 current US$ | 252.31 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 272.8 current US$ | 252.78 current US$ | 292.81 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 113 Azerbaijan 299.81 current US$ compare
- 114 Suriname 297.05 current US$ compare
- 115 Eswatini 296.05 current US$ compare
- 117 Cape Verde 290.13 current US$ compare
- 118 Iran, Islamic Republic of 267.06 current US$ compare
- 119 Lebanon 260.81 current US$ compare
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,435 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,631 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,442 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Samoa?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Samoa was 292.81 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 292.81 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Samoa ranks 116th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.