Capital health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Capital health expenditure was 0.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau, 2011–2021
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 2021, capital health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.5%.
The figure is up 462.8% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Capital health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.6% | — |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -86.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +111.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -93.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +636.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +462.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 27 Kenya 0.5% compare
- 28 Afghanistan 0.5% compare
- 29 India 0.5% compare
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
- 32 Armenia 0.5% compare
- 33 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.4% compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau?
- Capital health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau was 0.5% in 2021, 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for capital health expenditure?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.