Total health spending per person in Guinea
Guinea: Total health spending per person was 168.74 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Guinea, 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 Guinea stood at 168.74 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 164.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Guinea peaked at 168.74 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.43 current international $, in 2000.
That places Guinea 164th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.43 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 56.37 current international $ | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 65.88 current international $ | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 60.02 current international $ | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 61.69 current international $ | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 60.38 current international $ | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 52.53 current international $ | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 54.24 current international $ | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 52.7 current international $ | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 56.11 current international $ | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 55.59 current international $ | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 64.62 current international $ | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 60.66 current international $ | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 63.75 current international $ | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 89.69 current international $ | +40.7% |
| 2015 | 112.1 current international $ | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 121.72 current international $ | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 105.2 current international $ | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 106.34 current international $ | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 126.99 current international $ | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 129.97 current international $ | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 138.99 current international $ | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 155.71 current international $ | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 168.74 current international $ | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.24 current international $ | 52.43 current international $ | 65.88 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.67 current international $ | 55.59 current international $ | 126.99 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 148.35 current international $ | 129.97 current international $ | 168.74 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 161 Togo 185.73 current international $ compare
- 162 Rwanda 177.01 current international $ compare
- 163 Yemen 168.81 current international $ compare
- 165 Sierra Leone 158.91 current international $ compare
- 166 South Sudan 158.06 current international $ compare
- 167 Djibouti 155.01 current international $ compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Guinea?
- Total health spending per person in Guinea was 168.74 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 168.74 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.43 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for total health spending per person?
- Guinea ranks 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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About this data
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.