Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Somalia

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Somalia in 2023 — 3.74%. Ranked 160 in the world out of 192. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 0.37 pp.

2023 3.74% +0.9 pp vs 2022
World rank 160of 192
Period maximum 3.74%2023
Period minimum 2.28%2016

Trend over time

2013–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Somalia, 2013–202322.533.54201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232013: 3.37%2014: 3.02%2015: 2.94%2016: 2.28%2017: 2.44%2018: 2.51%2019: 2.41%2020: 2.47%2021: 2.74%2022: 2.85%2023: 3.74%
Change over the period: +0.37 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Somalia 3.74%
World 10.06%
Eastern Africa computed 4%
Low-income countries computed 4.55%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.74 +0.9 pp
2022 2.85 +0.11 pp
2021 2.74 +0.26 pp
2020 2.47 +0.06 pp
2019 2.41 −0.1 pp
2018 2.51 +0.07 pp
2017 2.44 +0.16 pp
2016 2.28 −0.66 pp
2015 2.94 −0.08 pp
2014 3.02 −0.35 pp
2013 3.37

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.