Guinea-Bissau vs Korea: Current health expenditure
Guinea-Bissau
8.8%
in 2023
Korea
8.7%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
49th
Korea rank
50th
Current health expenditure over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Korea
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 8.8% against 8.7% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 49th and Korea ranks 50th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.6% | 0.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 0.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 0.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Guinea-Bissau or Korea?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 8.8% against 8.7% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Guinea-Bissau and Korea?
- 0.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Korea rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 49th and Korea ranks 50th 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.