Capital health expenditure in Ghana
Ghana: Capital health expenditure was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Ghana, 2012–2022
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
In 2022, capital health expenditure in Ghana stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.6% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Ghana peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Ghana 110th out of 128 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1% | — |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +1195.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -67.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -82.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +280.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -87.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +3977.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -81.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +61.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +23.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -70.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 34% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 33% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 Ghana?
- Capital health expenditure in Ghana was 0.1% in 2022, 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for capital health expenditure?
- Ghana ranks 110th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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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About this data
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.