Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Somalia
Somalia: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 0.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Somalia is 0.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.0% on the previous year and up 287.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Somalia peaked at 0.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
Somalia ranks 185th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +53.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +49.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +70.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 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)
- 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 public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Somalia?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Somalia was 0.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Somalia rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 185th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 287.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.