Samoa — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Samoa, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Samoa was 6.78% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 7.20% in 2021. The lowest was 3.82% in 2001 (about 1.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.02% per year.
Samoa ranks 90 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 48%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Samoa sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 9%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 13 of 29 economies; Mongolia (6.07%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 25% in 2013. That is 12% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 35 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 112th of 184 in 2000 → 109th of 188 in 2010 → 108th of 189 in 2020 → 88th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 6.93% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +1.1 pp |
| 2020 | 6.09% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 5.65% | +0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 4.78% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 5.16% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 5.64% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 6.01% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 6.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 6.22% | +1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 4.99% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 5.38% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 5.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 5.13% | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 4.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 4.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 4.88% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 4.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 4.53% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 4.17% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 4.49% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 3.82% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 4.28% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Samoa’s Health spending in 2001?
3.82% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Samoa’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +58.3% in total — about 2.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 6.78%; 2022: 6.93%; 2021: 7.2%; 2020: 6.09%; 2019: 5.65%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.