Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Samoa
Samoa: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 39.29 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
39.29
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
138th
of 194 countries
All-time high
39.29
in 2023
All-time low
7.24
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 39.29 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Samoa peaked at 39.29 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.24, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 138th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.24 | — |
| 2001 | 7.88 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 9.63 | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 11.81 | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 13.57 | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 15.84 | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 17.12 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 19.36 | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 22.39 | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 21.67 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 23.42 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 26.07 | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 27.43 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 27.4 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 27.38 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 24.62 | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 26.92 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 26.53 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 26.01 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 27.1 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 33.66 | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 35.25 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 34.41 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 39.29 | +14.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 39.29 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135.37, 29% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 39.29 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.97, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.65 | 7.24 | 22.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.29 | 23.42 | 27.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.65 | 33.66 | 39.29 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 135 Mauritania 40.32 compare
- 136 Myanmar 39.97 compare
- 137 Cook Islands 39.96 compare
- 139 India 37.16 compare
- 140 South Africa 35.91 compare
- 141 Yemen 33.03 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Samoa
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.42 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.416 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Samoa?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Samoa was 39.29 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 39.29 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Samoa ranks 138th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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