Current health expenditure in Comoros
Comoros: Current health expenditure 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 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% |
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
- 92 Uzbekistan 6.7% compare
- 93 Republic of Moldova 6.7% compare
- 94 San Marino 6.6% compare
- 96 Malawi 6.5% compare
- 97 Hungary 6.4% compare
- 98 Bahamas 6.3% compare
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.12 % 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 0.0114 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.49 % 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 0.0111 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.