Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Somalia

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Somalia in 2023 — 0.53%. Ranked 184 in the world out of 192. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 0.39 pp.

2023 0.53% +0.22 pp vs 2022
World rank 184of 192
Period maximum 0.53%2023
Period minimum 0.1%2015

Trend over time

2013–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Somalia, 2013–202300.20.40.6201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232013: 0.14%2014: 0.11%2015: 0.1%2016: 0.11%2017: 0.14%2018: 0.14%2019: 0.15%2020: 0.23%2021: 0.35%2022: 0.31%2023: 0.53%
Change over the period: +0.39 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia

Somalia 0.53%
World 6.14%
Eastern Africa computed 1.28%
Low-income countries computed 0.92%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.53 +0.22 pp
2022 0.31 −0.03 pp
2021 0.35 +0.12 pp
2020 0.23 +0.08 pp
2019 0.15 +0.01 pp
2018 0.14 +0 pp
2017 0.14 +0.03 pp
2016 0.11 +0.01 pp
2015 0.1 −0.01 pp
2014 0.11 −0.03 pp
2013 0.14

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.