Equatorial Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 3.7% against 3.5% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 167th and Sri Lanka ranks 165th of 193 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 3.9% | 2.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 3.6% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 4.3% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Equatorial Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 3.7% against 3.5% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 167th and Sri Lanka ranks 165th 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.