Current health expenditure in Somalia
Somalia: Current health expenditure was 3.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Current health expenditure in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 3.7% for current health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Somalia peaked at 3.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2016.
That places Somalia 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current health expenditure in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.4% | — |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 158 Mali 3.8% compare
- 159 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.8% compare
- 160 Kazakhstan 3.8% compare
- 162 Guinea 3.7% compare
- 163 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.7% compare
- 164 Eritrea 3.7% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.045 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Somalia?
- Current health expenditure in Somalia was 3.7% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2016.
- How does Somalia rank for current health expenditure?
- Somalia ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% 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.