Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Comoros
Comoros: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 12.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Comoros, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 12.9% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Comoros peaked at 21.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2010.
Comoros ranks 184th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -32.4% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +78.3% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +139.1% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +36.3% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -33.2% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 7.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 7.5% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 10.3% | 21.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Comoros?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Comoros was 12.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2010.
- How does Comoros rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Comoros ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.