Total health spending per person in Ghana
Ghana: Total health spending per person was 234.46 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 234.46 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Ghana peaked at 268.09 current international $ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.74 current international $, in 2000.
That places Ghana 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.74 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 50.66 current international $ | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 54.55 current international $ | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 62.68 current international $ | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 72.6 current international $ | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 107.1 current international $ | +47.5% |
| 2006 | 126.78 current international $ | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 132.82 current international $ | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 141.56 current international $ | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 161.79 current international $ | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 184.71 current international $ | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 200.03 current international $ | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 196.59 current international $ | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 239.47 current international $ | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 221.59 current international $ | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 235.84 current international $ | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 169.89 current international $ | -28.0% |
| 2017 | 138.99 current international $ | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 134.54 current international $ | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 195.35 current international $ | +45.2% |
| 2020 | 268.09 current international $ | +37.2% |
| 2021 | 255.07 current international $ | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 264.9 current international $ | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 234.46 current international $ | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.43 current international $ | 43.74 current international $ | 161.79 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.7 current international $ | 134.54 current international $ | 239.47 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 255.63 current international $ | 234.46 current international $ | 268.09 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 247.13 current international $ compare
- 153 Cameroon 246.18 current international $ compare
- 154 Zambia 243.74 current international $ compare
- 156 Liberia 233.05 current international $ compare
- 157 Burkina Faso 223.87 current international $ compare
- 158 Congo 208.86 current international $ compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Ghana?
- Total health spending per person in Ghana was 234.46 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 268.09 current international $ in 2020.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.74 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for total health spending per person?
- Ghana ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.