Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Solomon Islands, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Solomon Islands is 5.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Solomon Islands peaked at 10.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2018.
Solomon Islands ranks 123rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +36.9% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +53.0% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -29.4% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 4.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Solomon Islands?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Solomon Islands was 5.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2018.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Solomon Islands ranks 123rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).