Guinea vs Mali: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Guinea
5.1%
in 2023
Mali
5.4%
in 2023
Guinea rank
167th
Mali rank
164th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Guinea
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 5.4% against 5.1% in Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mali ahead.
Guinea ranks 167th and Mali ranks 164th of 195 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 5.5% | 3.0% | Mali |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 4.3% | 1.0% | Mali |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 5.4% | 0.5% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Guinea or Mali?
- Mali, at 5.4% against 5.1% in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Guinea and Mali?
- 0.3%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mali?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Mali rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Guinea ranks 167th and Mali ranks 164th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.