External health expenditure per capita in Somalia
Somalia: External health expenditure per capita was 12.17 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Somalia is 12.17 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 57.2% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Somalia peaked at 12.17 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.45 current US$, in 2020.
Somalia ranks 56th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.33 current US$ | — |
| 2014 | 7.37 current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.23 current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 5.81 current US$ | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 7.29 current US$ | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 6.44 current US$ | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 6.21 current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.45 current US$ | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 6.76 current US$ | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 7.74 current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 12.17 current US$ | +57.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.95 current US$ | 5.81 current US$ | 8.23 current US$ | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.03 current US$ | 5.45 current US$ | 12.17 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Somalia?
- External health expenditure per capita in Somalia was 12.17 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.17 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 current US$ in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Somalia ranks 56th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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About this data
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.