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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Somalia

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Somalia in 2023 — 30.78%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 192. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 7.46 pp.

2023 30.78% −9.96 pp vs 2022
World rank 109of 192
Period maximum 47.07%2020
Period minimum 30.78%2023

Trend over time

2013–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Somalia, 2013–20233035404550201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232013: 38.24%2014: 39.6%2015: 37.52%2016: 44.99%2017: 39.69%2018: 43.2%2019: 44.99%2020: 47.07%2021: 41.5%2022: 40.74%2023: 30.78%
Change over the period: −7.46 pp Annual average: -0.75 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Somalia 30.78%
World 17.33%
Sub-Saharan Africa 30.36%
Eastern Africa computed 27.49%
Low-income countries computed 44.09%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 30.78 −9.96 pp
2022 40.74 −0.77 pp
2021 41.5 −5.57 pp
2020 47.07 +2.08 pp
2019 44.99 +1.79 pp
2018 43.2 +3.52 pp
2017 39.69 −5.3 pp
2016 44.99 +7.47 pp
2015 37.52 −2.08 pp
2014 39.6 +1.36 pp
2013 38.24 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

RW Rwanda 4.1 ZM Zambia 10.29 MZ Mozambique 10.37 ZW Zimbabwe 10.63 MW Malawi 12 KE Kenya 24.25 BI Burundi 24.49 SS South Sudan 27.14 MG Madagascar 27.42 TZ Tanzania 27.93 SC Seychelles 27.96 DJ Djibouti 28.84 SO Somalia 30.78 UG Uganda 32.17 MU Mauritius 45.24 ET Ethiopia 46.27 ER Eritrea 48.45 KM Comoros 56.57
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About the indicator

Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.

Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.

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

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