External health expenditure in Somalia
Somalia: External health expenditure was 54.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure in Somalia is 54.4%, measured 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 in Somalia peaked at 58.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2020.
That places Somalia 6th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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 in Somalia?
- External health expenditure in Somalia was 54.4% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for external health expenditure?
- Somalia ranks 6th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 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.