Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Somalia
Somalia: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) 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 (% of GDP) (Global Health) 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% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 3.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.9%, 77% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 3.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 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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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.