Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Samoa
Samoa: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 6.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 6.8% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Samoa peaked at 7.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2001.
Samoa ranks 91st of 195 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 88 Costa Rica 6.9% compare
- 89 Georgia 6.9% compare
- 90 Guatemala 6.8% compare
- 92 Uzbekistan 6.7% compare
- 93 Moldova 6.7% compare
- 94 San Marino 6.6% compare
More health data for Samoa
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 2,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,747 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 2,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 39.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 2,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 2,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 2,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 2,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 2,877 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Samoa?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Samoa was 6.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).