External health expenditure channeled through government in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: External health expenditure channeled through government was 70.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Solomon Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Solomon Islands stood at 70.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Solomon Islands peaked at 81.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
Solomon Islands ranks 38th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.5% | — |
| 2001 | 34.2% | -44.5% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | +95.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | — |
| 2007 | 75.1% | +151.9% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | -37.4% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | +54.9% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | +39.6% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 40.1% | -38.0% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +75.5% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 70.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 70.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.1%, 2.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.1% | 0.0% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 47.2% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 40.1% | 70.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 35 Belarus 73.0% compare
- 36 Tuvalu 71.0% compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 70.7% compare
- 39 Mauritania 69.6% compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 69.3% compare
- 41 Sao Tome and Principe 69.1% compare
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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Solomon Islands?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Solomon Islands was 70.4% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Solomon Islands ranks 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.