Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Comoros
Comoros: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 6.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Comoros, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Comoros is 6.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 22.7% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Comoros peaked at 8.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2015.
Comoros ranks 95th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +31.1% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -22.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 6.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 6.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 8.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6648 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0647 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Comoros?
- Current health expenditure in Comoros was 6.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2015.
- How does Comoros rank for current health expenditure?
- Comoros ranks 95th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.