Domestic general government health expenditure in Comoros
Comoros: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.8% 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 GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Comoros is 0.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Comoros peaked at 1.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.
That places Comoros 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -40.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +79.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +154.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +55.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 45% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 69% 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 | +154.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| 2002 | +79.0% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 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 0.8% 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 1.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- How does Comoros rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Comoros ranks 174th 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 up 28.3%. 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 GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.