Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Samoa
Samoa: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 14.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
14.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
174th
of 194 countries
All-time high
15.4%
in 2003
All-time low
11.3%
in 2015
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Samoa is 14.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Samoa peaked at 15.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2015.
Samoa ranks 174th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +1.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 14.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.8%, 38% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 14.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.6%, 69% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.0% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.3% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.1% | 14.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Samoa?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Samoa was 14.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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