Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Annual healthcare expenditure per capita was 234.46 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
234.46
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
155th
of 193 countries
All-time high
268.09
in 2020
All-time low
43.74
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 234.46 for annual healthcare expenditure per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Ghana peaked at 268.09 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.74, 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.
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.74 | — |
| 2001 | 50.66 | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 54.55 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 62.68 | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 72.6 | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 107.1 | +47.5% |
| 2006 | 126.78 | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 132.82 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 141.56 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 161.79 | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 184.71 | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 200.03 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 196.59 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 239.47 | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 221.59 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 235.84 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 169.89 | -28.0% |
| 2017 | 138.99 | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 134.54 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 195.35 | +45.2% |
| 2020 | 268.09 | +37.2% |
| 2021 | 255.07 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 264.9 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 234.46 | -11.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 234.46 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 274.47, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 234.46 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 207.24, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.43 | 43.74 | 161.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.7 | 134.54 | 239.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 255.63 | 234.46 | 268.09 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Ghana?
- Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Ghana was 234.46 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 268.09 in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.74 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for annual healthcare expenditure per capita?
- Ghana ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual healthcare expenditure per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual healthcare expenditure per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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