External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 37.72 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Solomon Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Solomon Islands stood at 37.72 current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 47.18 current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.16 current US$, in 2000.
That places Solomon Islands 17th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.16 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 2.5 current US$ | +115.5% |
| 2002 | 31.08 current US$ | +1143.9% |
| 2003 | 12.33 current US$ | -60.3% |
| 2004 | 22.03 current US$ | +78.7% |
| 2005 | 23.88 current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 27.85 current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 24.94 current US$ | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 29.47 current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 47.18 current US$ | +60.1% |
| 2010 | 24.24 current US$ | -48.6% |
| 2011 | 37.86 current US$ | +56.2% |
| 2012 | 36.84 current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 35.85 current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 38.72 current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 25.44 current US$ | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 25.77 current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 20.07 current US$ | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 17.3 current US$ | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 22.6 current US$ | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 22.71 current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 26.24 current US$ | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 26.48 current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 37.72 current US$ | +42.5% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 37.72 current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9 current US$, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 37.72 current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.28 current US$, 2.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1143.9% | 2.5 current US$ | 31.08 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.24 current US$ | 1.16 current US$ | 47.18 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.47 current US$ | 17.3 current US$ | 38.72 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.29 current US$ | 22.71 current US$ | 37.72 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 14 South Sudan 45.33 current US$ compare
- 15 Namibia 45.21 current US$ compare
- 16 Zambia 38.11 current US$ compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 32.23 current US$ compare
- 19 Botswana 31.99 current US$ compare
- 20 Cape Verde 31.9 current US$ 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 106 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0653 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Solomon Islands?
- External health expenditure per capita in Solomon Islands was 37.72 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 47.18 current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 17th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.