Current health expenditure in Samoa
Samoa: Current health expenditure was 6.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Samoa, 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 Samoa is 6.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Samoa peaked at 7.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2001.
That places Samoa 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +24.7% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 4 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Samoa?
- Current health expenditure in Samoa was 6.8% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for current health expenditure?
- Samoa ranks 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.