Health spending per person by source in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Health spending per person by source was 96.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending per person by source in Solomon Islands, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 96.5 for health spending per person by source in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending per person by source in Solomon Islands peaked at 96.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.39, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 148th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending per person by source in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.39 | — |
| 2001 | 70.53 | +25.1% |
| 2002 | 65.08 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 63.36 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 64.65 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 93.49 | +44.6% |
| 2006 | 81.85 | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 82.72 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 56.53 | -31.7% |
| 2009 | 57.34 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 60.68 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 65.34 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 68.39 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 66.41 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 70.29 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 72.24 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 76.36 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 75.97 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 73.89 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 81.87 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 87.16 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 86.91 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.6 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 96.5 | +7.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 96.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 101.81, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 96.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 409.49, 24% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health spending per person by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +44.6% | 64.65 | 93.49 |
| 2008 | -31.7% | 82.72 | 56.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.19 | 56.39 | 93.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.14 | 60.68 | 81.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.05 | 86.91 | 96.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 145 Cote d'Ivoire 101.81 compare
- 146 Zambia 99.24 compare
- 147 Papua New Guinea 97.43 compare
- 149 Cambodia 94.13 compare
- 150 Tajikistan 93.24 compare
- 151 Rwanda 83.25 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 106 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0653 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending per person by source in Solomon Islands?
- Health spending per person by source in Solomon Islands was 96.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending per person by source recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest health spending per person by source recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.39 in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for health spending per person by source?
- Solomon Islands ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending per person by source rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending per person by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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