Health spending as a share of total government spending in Somalia
Somalia: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 7.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Somalia, 2013–2023
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 Somalia is 7.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.8% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Somalia peaked at 7.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2018.
That places Somalia 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.8% | — |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -28.7% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +69.1% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -38.0% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +78.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.2% | 7.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 126 Solomon Islands 8.4% compare
- 127 Mauritius 8.2% compare
- 128 Malaysia 7.9% compare
- 130 Uzbekistan 7.9% compare
- 131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.9% compare
- 132 Barbados 7.8% compare
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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Somalia?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Somalia was 7.9% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2018.
- How does Somalia rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Somalia ranks 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.