External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Samoa
Samoa: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 48.4 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Samoa is 48.4 current US$, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Samoa peaked at 57.98 current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.86 current US$, in 2001.
Samoa ranks 12th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.65 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.86 current US$ | -29.7% |
| 2002 | 7.08 current US$ | +280.5% |
| 2003 | 14.04 current US$ | +98.4% |
| 2004 | 20.26 current US$ | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 21.21 current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 21.16 current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 25.05 current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 12.99 current US$ | -48.1% |
| 2009 | 15.39 current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 20.64 current US$ | +34.2% |
| 2011 | 39.79 current US$ | +92.8% |
| 2012 | 13.33 current US$ | -66.5% |
| 2013 | 57.98 current US$ | +335.1% |
| 2014 | 29.8 current US$ | -48.6% |
| 2015 | 43.71 current US$ | +46.7% |
| 2016 | 48.62 current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 24.67 current US$ | -49.3% |
| 2018 | 17.53 current US$ | -28.9% |
| 2019 | 28.08 current US$ | +60.1% |
| 2020 | 33.46 current US$ | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 46.6 current US$ | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 41.7 current US$ | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 48.4 current US$ | +16.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 48.4 current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.71 current US$, 10.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 48.4 current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.28 current US$, 3.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +335.1% | 13.33 current US$ | 57.98 current US$ |
| 2002 | +280.5% | 1.86 current US$ | 7.08 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.17 current US$ | 1.86 current US$ | 25.05 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.42 current US$ | 13.33 current US$ | 57.98 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.54 current US$ | 33.46 current US$ | 48.4 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Samoa?
- External health expenditure per capita in Samoa was 48.4 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 57.98 current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Samoa ranks 12th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.