Equatorial Guinea vs Eritrea: Current health expenditure
Equatorial Guinea
3.5%
in 2023
Eritrea
3.7%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
167th
Eritrea rank
164th
Current health expenditure over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.7% against 3.5% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 167th and Eritrea ranks 164th of 193 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 6.4% | 4.7% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 4.4% | 2.1% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 4.0% | 0.6% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Equatorial Guinea or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 3.7% against 3.5% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?
- 0.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 167th and Eritrea ranks 164th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.