Health spending as a share of total government spending in Samoa
Samoa: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 14.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Samoa is 14.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Samoa peaked at 14.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2003.
Samoa ranks 49th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.4% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.9% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.9% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Samoa?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Samoa was 14.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2003.
- How does Samoa rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Samoa ranks 49th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.