Domestic general government health expenditure in Comoros
Comoros: Domestic general government health expenditure was 12.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Comoros, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Comoros is 12.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Comoros peaked at 21.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2010.
Comoros ranks 184th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -32.4% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +78.3% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +139.1% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +36.3% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -33.2% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +25.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 12.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 12.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.1%, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +139.1% | 7.5% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 7.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 7.5% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 10.3% | 21.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6648 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0647 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Comoros?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Comoros was 12.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2010.
- How does Comoros rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Comoros ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.