Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 31.43% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 7.62 percentage points from 39.05% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 31.43% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 44.11% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 39.05% | 2013 |
| Highest | 48.06% | 2020 |
| Lowest | 31.43% | 2023 |
| Average since 2014 | 41.87% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 39.05% | 2013 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) fell 10.17 percentage points on 2022 (from 41.6% to 31.43%).
Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2022), the average change was +0.28 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.28 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.62 percentage points in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.17 percentage points in 2023. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the 108th highest value of the 183 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 31.43% | 2023 |
| World | 38.81% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.59% | 2023 |
| Low income | 48.89% | 2023 |
Closest to Somalia, Fed. Rep. in the 2023 ranking
- Costa Rica — 104th of 183: 32.83%
- Netherlands — 105th of 183: 31.62%
- Bolivia — 106th of 183: 31.49%
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 108th of 183: 31.43%
- Liechtenstein — 109th of 183: 30.96%
- Montenegro — 110th of 183: 30.55%
What this measures
Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 11 values
| Year | Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 31.43 |
| 2022 | 41.6 |
| 2021 | 42.38 |
| 2020 | 48.06 |
| 2019 | 45.94 |
| 2018 | 44.11 |
| 2017 | 40.52 |
| 2016 | 45.94 |
| 2015 | 38.31 |
| 2014 | 40.43 |
| 2013 |
Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in nearby economies
- Angola — 48.31% (2023)
- Benin — 46.91% (2023)
- Botswana — 18% (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 47.63% (2023)
- Burundi — 27.84% (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 30.43% (2023)
- Cameroon — 70.6% (2023)
- Central African Republic — 45.76% (2023)
- Chad
More health data for Somalia, Fed. Rep.
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 17.97% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 18.49% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 4.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 45.96% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 4.64 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 47.14% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 9.15 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 46.55% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)
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Questions people ask
- What is Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)?
- 31.43% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2013?
- It is down 7.62 percentage points from 39.05% in 2013. The highest value was 48.06% in 2020 and the lowest 31.43% in 2023.
- How does Somalia, Fed. Rep. rank?
- 108th highest of 183 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) unusual for Somalia, Fed. Rep.?
- In 2023, Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) fell 10.17 percentage points on 2022 (from 41.6% to 31.43%). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2022), the average change was +0.28 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.28 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.PVTD.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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