Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 3.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3.5% for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 168th out of 194 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.
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +117.8% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +51.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +31.5% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +23.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 56% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +117.8% | 1.3% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 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 current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Equatorial Guinea?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Equatorial Guinea was 3.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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