Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Somalia
Somalia: Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure was 30.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
30.8%
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
85th
of 194 countries
All-time high
47.1%
in 2020
All-time low
30.8%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2013–2023
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Somalia stood at 30.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.4% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Somalia peaked at 47.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 85th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 38.2% | — |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | -24.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 30.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 45.6%, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 30.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.4%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.2% | 37.5% | 45.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 30.8% | 47.1% | 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 out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Somalia?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Somalia was 30.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure?
- Somalia ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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