Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Samoa
Samoa: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 69.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Samoa, 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
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Samoa stood at 69.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Samoa peaked at 83.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2013.
That places Samoa 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.7% | — |
| 2001 | 81.7% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 69.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 75.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 69.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.8% | 66.7% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 64.8% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 69.2% | 73.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 52 Colombia 69.8% compare
- 53 Republic of Moldova 69.6% compare
- 54 Montenegro 69.3% compare
- 56 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69.1% compare
- 57 Liechtenstein 69.0% compare
- 58 France 68.4% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0371 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Samoa?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Samoa was 69.2% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Samoa ranks 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa 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.