Current health expenditure in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Current health expenditure was 5.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands is 5.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Solomon Islands peaked at 10.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2018.
Solomon Islands ranks 122nd 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +36.9% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +53.0% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -29.4% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 4.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 4 |
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More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0453 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Solomon Islands?
- Current health expenditure in Solomon Islands was 5.4% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2018.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for current health expenditure?
- Solomon Islands ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.