Government health spending, share of government spending in Somalia

Government health spending, share of government spending in Somalia was 7.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is up 3.48 pts from 2022. That is the 128th highest of 194 countries in 2023.

20237.9%
Change on 2022+3.48 pts
Rank128th of 194Countries ranked
Series high7.92023
Series low4.082018

Government health spending, share of government spending in Somalia, 2013 to 2023

456782013201520172019202120232013: 5.76 %2014: 4.11 %2015: 5.25 %2016: 5.78 %2017: 4.73 %2018: 4.08 %2019: 4.14 %2020: 4.21 %2021: 7.12 %2022: 4.42 %2023: 7.9 %
%. Source: World Health Organization, Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%) (GHED_GGHE-DGGE_SHA2011). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-18.
All 11 values
Period%
20237.9
20224.42
20217.12
20204.21
20194.14
20184.08
20174.73
20165.78
20155.25
20144.11
20135.76

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Definition

Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as a percentage of general government expenditure (SDG indicator 1.a.2): transfers from government domestic revenue allocated to health plus social health insurance contributions, divided by total general government spending. WHO Global Health Expenditure Database, System of Health Accounts 2011.

A share of all government spending, not of GDP; health aid from abroad is excluded. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

How to cite

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%) (GHED_GGHE-DGGE_SHA2011) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/8C8FB8F/B9C6C79 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the government health spending, share of government spending in Somalia?

Government health spending, share of government spending in Somalia was 7.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is up 3.48 pts from 2022. That is the 128th highest of 194 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Health Organization. Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%) (GHED_GGHE-DGGE_SHA2011). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest government health spending, share of government spending in Somalia?

7.9% in 2023, the highest value since 2013 in this series.

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