Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Somalia

Somalia: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 6.89 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.89
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
187th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.89
in 2023
All-time low
4.93
in 2013
Years of data
11
2013–2023

Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Somalia, 2013–2023

02462013201820232013: 4.92014: 5.22015: 5.32016: 5.32017: 5.42018: 5.52019: 5.82020: 62021: 6.22022: 6.62023: 6.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 6.89 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Somalia peaked at 6.89 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.93, in 2013.

Somalia ranks 187th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Somalia, 2013 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2013 4.93
2014 5.21 +5.7%
2015 5.3 +1.7%
2016 5.29 -0.1%
2017 5.36 +1.3%
2018 5.52 +2.9%
2019 5.84 +5.8%
2020 6.02 +3.1%
2021 6.23 +3.5%
2022 6.65 +6.6%
2023 6.89 +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.35 4.93 5.84 7
2020s 6.45 6.02 6.89 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 184 Papua New Guinea 7.28 compare
  2. 185 Kiribati 6.93 compare
  3. 186 Burundi 6.89 compare
  4. 188 Zimbabwe 6.69 compare
  5. 189 Mozambique 5.49 compare
  6. 190 Malawi 4.95 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Somalia?
Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Somalia was 6.89 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 Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 6.89 in 2023.
What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.93 in 2013.
How does Somalia rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
Somalia ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia 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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Indicator
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
206 places, 4,849 data points, 2000–2023
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