External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Somalia
Somalia: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 54.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
54.4%
Change on year
up 14.7%
World rank
6th
of 194 countries
All-time high
58.3%
in 2015
All-time low
42.6%
in 2020
Years of data
11
2013–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 54.4% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Somalia peaked at 58.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2020.
Somalia ranks 6th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 56.9% | — |
| 2014 | 56.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 47.4% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | +14.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 54.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.7%, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 54.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.2% | 47.8% | 58.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 42.6% | 54.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Somalia?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Somalia was 54.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Somalia ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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