Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita was 52.07 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 52.07 current international $ for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.8% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Somalia peaked at 52.07 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.92 current international $, in 2013.
That places Somalia 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.92 current international $ | — |
| 2014 | 34.53 current international $ | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 42.5 current international $ | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 37.49 current international $ | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 42.24 current international $ | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 39.49 current international $ | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 36.11 current international $ | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 33.88 current international $ | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 35.54 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 38.33 current international $ | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 52.07 current international $ | +35.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.61 current international $ | 30.92 current international $ | 42.5 current international $ | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.96 current international $ | 33.88 current international $ | 52.07 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 189 Niger 76.49 current international $ compare
- 190 Madagascar 62.84 current international $ compare
- 191 Democratic Republic of Congo 57.76 current international $ compare
- 193 Sudan 28.26 current international $ 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Somalia?
- Healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Somalia was 52.07 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.07 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.92 current international $ in 2013.
- How does Somalia rank for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita?
- Somalia ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current healthcare expenditure per capita is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries but not for inflation. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.