External health expenditure in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: External health expenditure was 33.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Solomon Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 33.9% for external health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Solomon Islands peaked at 50.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 19th of 177 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 in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +64.7% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +879.4% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -43.3% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +47.8% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +39.2% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +23.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 33.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.8%, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 33.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.3%, 3.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure 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 | +879.4% | 4.1% | 40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 2.5% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 19.6% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 22.5% | 33.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 16 Madagascar 38.1% compare
- 17 Rwanda 37.0% compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.0% compare
- 20 Vanuatu 32.0% compare
- 21 Haiti 31.6% compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 28.5% 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 in Solomon Islands?
- External health expenditure in Solomon Islands was 33.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for external health expenditure?
- Solomon Islands ranks 19th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.