Capital health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Capital health expenditure was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2023
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea is 0.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.
That places Equatorial Guinea 85th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.1% | — |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +628.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -51.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +65.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +39.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -38.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -52.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +90.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 81% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 64% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +628.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea?
- Capital health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea was 0.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for capital health expenditure?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 85th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.