Samoa - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Samoa was 6.36 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 6.61 in 2014, while its lowest value was 3.93 in 2001.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 4.40
2001 3.93
2002 4.64
2003 4.29
2004 4.65
2005 4.76
2006 5.02
2007 4.87
2008 4.66
2009 5.27
2010 5.29
2011 5.44
2012 5.08
2013 6.45
2014 6.61
2015 5.79
2016 5.43
2017 5.57
2018 5.47
2019 6.36

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Samoa was 271.92 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 271.92 in 2019 and 58.87 in 2001.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 63.04
2001 58.87
2002 76.20
2003 85.77
2004 109.06
2005 126.32
2006 138.66
2007 153.52
2008 163.01
2009 179.21
2010 192.77
2011 220.38
2012 205.08
2013 257.41
2014 259.16
2015 223.18
2016 227.13
2017 235.42
2018 227.31
2019 271.92

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Samoa was 433.19 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 433.19 in 2019 and 145.46 in 2001.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 147.50
2001 145.46
2002 181.24
2003 178.31
2004 203.50
2005 234.88
2006 249.29
2007 267.19
2008 269.13
2009 300.58
2010 283.70
2011 307.56
2012 278.38
2013 355.03
2014 367.92
2015 337.28
2016 343.27
2017 361.22
2018 354.65
2019 433.19

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems