Total health spending per person in Gabon
Gabon: Total health spending per person was 672.98 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Gabon, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, total health spending per person in Gabon stood at 672.98 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Gabon peaked at 672.98 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 346.94 current international $, in 2010.
That places Gabon 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Gabon, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 387.08 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 427.27 current international $ | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 445.15 current international $ | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 479.69 current international $ | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 458.91 current international $ | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 404.74 current international $ | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 422.23 current international $ | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 443.74 current international $ | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 391.08 current international $ | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 509.65 current international $ | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 346.94 current international $ | -31.9% |
| 2011 | 378.14 current international $ | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 353.94 current international $ | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 411.87 current international $ | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 376.22 current international $ | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 380.18 current international $ | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 435.01 current international $ | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 411.46 current international $ | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 423.61 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 441.55 current international $ | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 498.03 current international $ | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 517.28 current international $ | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 577.96 current international $ | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 672.98 current international $ | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 436.95 current international $ | 387.08 current international $ | 509.65 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 395.89 current international $ | 346.94 current international $ | 441.55 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 566.56 current international $ | 498.03 current international $ | 672.98 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 117 Vietnam 689.55 current international $ compare
- 118 Nicaragua 688.67 current international $ compare
- 119 Bhutan 676.7 current international $ compare
- 121 Lebanon 643.85 current international $ compare
- 122 Cape Verde 616.54 current international $ compare
- 123 Equatorial Guinea 609.3 current international $ compare
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2002)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2002)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Gabon?
- Total health spending per person in Gabon was 672.98 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 672.98 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 346.94 current international $ in 2010.
- How does Gabon rank for total health spending per person?
- Gabon ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.