Samoa's out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 13.42% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.34 percentage points from 11.08% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 13.42% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 12.98% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 11.08% | 2013 |
| Highest | 14.4% | 2003 |
| Lowest | 10.59% | 2015 |
| Average since 2014 | 12.12% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 11.97% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Samoa's out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 0.18 percentage points on 2022 (from 13.24% to 13.42%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.06 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.29 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.16 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.84 percentage points in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.3 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 68% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Samoa had the 135th highest value of the 168 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 13.42% | 2023 |
| World | 17.33% | 2023 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 26% | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | 31.22% | 2023 |
Closest to Samoa in the 2023 ranking
- Saudi Arabia — 131st of 168: 14.12%
- Finland — 132nd of 168: 14.09%
- Norway — 133rd of 168: 13.69%
- Lesotho — 135th of 168: 13.2%
- San Marino — 136th of 168: 13.09%
- Japan — 137th of 168: 12.24%
What this measures
Share of out-of-pocket payments of total current health expenditures. Out-of-pocket payments are spending on health directly out-of-pocket by households.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.42 |
| 2022 | 13.24 |
| 2021 | 12.34 |
| 2020 | 13.31 |
| 2019 | 11.16 |
| 2018 | 12.98 |
| 2017 | 12.01 |
| 2016 | 11.29 |
| 2015 | 10.59 |
| 2014 | 10.85 |
| 2013 |
Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in nearby economies
- Australia — 15.85% (2023)
- Brunei Darussalam — 7.41% (2023)
- Cambodia — 60.6% (2023)
- China — 32.17% (2023)
- Fiji — 8.31% (2023)
- Indonesia — 31.08% (2023)
- Japan — 12.24% (2023)
- Kiribati — 2.91% (2023)
- Korea, Rep. — 33.74% (2024)
More health data for Samoa
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 11.91% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 12.59% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 40,419 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 37.14% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 43,051 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 38.97% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 83,470 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 38.06% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 12.82% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)
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Questions people ask
- What is Samoa's out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)?
- 13.42% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 1.45 percentage points from 11.97% in 2000. The highest value was 14.4% in 2003 and the lowest 10.59% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank?
- 135th highest of 168 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) unusual for Samoa?
- In 2023, Samoa's out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 0.18 percentage points on 2022 (from 13.24% to 13.42%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.06 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.29 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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