Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of total government spending on essential … health was 17.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Samoa, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 17.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Samoa peaked at 20.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2010.
Samoa ranks 17th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.8% | — |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +58.9% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +37.6% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -0.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 17.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 17.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.2%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +58.9% | 11.8% | 18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.8% | 11.8% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.8% | 17.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Samoa?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Samoa was 17.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Samoa ranks 17th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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