Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Samoa

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Samoa in 2023 — 6.78%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.5 pp.

2023 6.78% −0.15 pp vs 2022
World rank 89of 192
Period maximum 7.2%2021
Period minimum 3.82%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Samoa, 2000–20233456782000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.28%2001: 3.82%2002: 4.49%2003: 4.17%2004: 4.53%2005: 4.63%2006: 4.88%2007: 4.74%2008: 4.53%2009: 5.13%2010: 5.15%2011: 5.38%2012: 4.99%2013: 6.22%2014: 6.36%2015: 6.01%2016: 5.64%2017: 5.16%2018: 4.78%2019: 5.65%2020: 6.09%2021: 7.2%2022: 6.93%2023: 6.78%
Change over the period: +2.5 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Samoa 6.78%
World 10.06%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.78 −0.15 pp
2022 6.93 −0.26 pp
2021 7.2 +1.11 pp
2020 6.09 +0.44 pp
2019 5.65 +0.87 pp
2018 4.78 −0.39 pp
2017 5.16 −0.48 pp
2016 5.64 −0.37 pp
2015 6.01 −0.35 pp
2014 6.36 +0.14 pp
2013 6.22 +1.23 pp
2012 4.99 −0.4 pp
2011 5.38 +0.23 pp
2010 5.15 +0.03 pp
2009 5.13 +0.59 pp
2008 4.53 −0.21 pp
2007 4.74 −0.14 pp
2006 4.88 +0.25 pp
2005 4.63 +0.11 pp
2004 4.53 +0.35 pp
2003 4.17 −0.32 pp
2002 4.49 +0.67 pp
2001 3.82 −0.46 pp
2000 4.28

Polynesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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