Gabon vs Ghana: Current health expenditure
Gabon
3.1%
in 2023
Ghana
2.9%
in 2023
Gabon rank
175th
Ghana rank
178th
Current health expenditure over time
- Gabon
- Ghana
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 175th and Ghana ranks 178th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.8% | 1.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.7% | 0.7% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Gabon or Ghana?
- Gabon, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Gabon and Ghana?
- 0.2%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Ghana?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Ghana rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Gabon ranks 175th and Ghana ranks 178th 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.