Private health expenditure per person in Samoa
Samoa: Private health expenditure per person was 67.54 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 67.54 for private health expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Samoa peaked at 67.54 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.09, in 2000.
That places Samoa 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Private health expenditure per person in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.09 | — |
| 2001 | 19.56 | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 23.22 | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 24.92 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 25.68 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 28.98 | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 31.45 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 32 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 34.94 | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 34.54 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 36.24 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 38.74 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 39.37 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 39.39 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.04 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 38.56 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 41.69 | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 41.57 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 41.76 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 44.57 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 54.27 | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 58.55 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 60.93 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 67.54 | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.14 | 16.09 | 34.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.19 | 36.24 | 44.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.32 | 54.27 | 67.54 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 157 Micronesia, Federated States of 68.89 compare
- 158 Chad 68.07 compare
- 159 Sao Tome and Principe 67.86 compare
- 161 Ghana 66.22 compare
- 162 Benin 64.65 compare
- 163 Central African Republic 62.54 compare
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2795 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.9791 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5587 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Samoa?
- Private health expenditure per person in Samoa was 67.54 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 67.54 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.09 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Samoa ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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