Domestic general government health expenditure in Somalia
Somalia: Domestic general government health expenditure was 7.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Somalia is 7.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 78.8% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Somalia peaked at 7.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2018.
Somalia ranks 128th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.8% | — |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -28.7% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +69.1% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -38.0% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +78.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 7.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 7.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.9%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.2% | 7.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 125 Solomon Islands 8.4% compare
- 126 Mauritius 8.2% compare
- 127 Malaysia 7.9% compare
- 129 Uzbekistan 7.9% compare
- 130 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.9% compare
- 131 Barbados 7.8% 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Somalia?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Somalia was 7.9% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2018.
- How does Somalia rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Somalia ranks 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.