Domestic general government health expenditure in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Domestic general government health expenditure was 3.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government 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
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Solomon Islands stood at 3.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Solomon Islands peaked at 6.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2013.
Solomon Islands ranks 90th 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.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +35.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -36.4% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +1.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 3.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 3.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +35.6% | 4.4% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.33 % 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 0.0612 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % 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 Solomon Islands?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Solomon Islands was 3.4% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2013.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Solomon Islands ranks 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 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.