Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Somalia
Somalia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 3.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 3.7% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 31.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Somalia peaked at 3.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2016.
That places Somalia 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.4% | — |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 160 Mali 3.8% compare
- 161 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.8% compare
- 162 Kazakhstan 3.8% compare
- 164 Guinea 3.7% compare
- 165 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.7% compare
- 166 Eritrea 3.7% compare
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 total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Somalia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Somalia was 3.7% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2016.
- How does Somalia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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).