Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Somalia
Somalia: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 31.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
31.4%
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
112th
of 194 countries
All-time high
48.1%
in 2020
All-time low
31.4%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2013–2023
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 31.4% for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Somalia peaked at 48.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2023.
That places Somalia 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 39.0% | — |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -24.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 31.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 48.0%, 65% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 31.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.0%, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.0% | 38.3% | 45.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 31.4% | 48.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 109 France 32.3% compare
- 110 Netherlands 31.6% compare
- 111 Bolivia 31.5% compare
- 113 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31.4% compare
- 114 Liechtenstein 31.0% compare
- 115 Montenegro 30.5% 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 private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Somalia?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Somalia was 31.4% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Somalia ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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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