Current health expenditure per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Current health expenditure per capita was 22.37 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 22.37 current US$ for current health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.1% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Somalia peaked at 22.37 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.77 current US$, in 2016.
That places Somalia 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.88 current US$ | — |
| 2014 | 13.15 current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.12 current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 11.77 current US$ | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 13.52 current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 12.78 current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 12.99 current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.8 current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 15.02 current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 16.32 current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 22.37 current US$ | +37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.03 current US$ | 11.77 current US$ | 14.12 current US$ | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.63 current US$ | 12.8 current US$ | 22.37 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 188 Niger 26.01 current US$ compare
- 189 Gambia 25.74 current US$ compare
- 190 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23.43 current US$ compare
- 192 Sudan 21.08 current US$ compare
- 193 Madagascar 17.44 current US$ 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4655 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2552 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Somalia?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Somalia was 22.37 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.37 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.77 current US$ in 2016.
- How does Somalia rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Somalia ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. 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, 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.