Current health expenditure per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Current health expenditure per capita was 70.26 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure per capita in Ghana stood at 70.26 current US$.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Ghana peaked at 105.35 current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.46 current US$, in 2000.
That places Ghana 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.46 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 12.15 current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 14.3 current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 18.96 current US$ | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 23.57 current US$ | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 38.52 current US$ | +63.4% |
| 2006 | 49.35 current US$ | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 57.34 current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 63.45 current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 62.44 current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 80.68 current US$ | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 91.71 current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 81.97 current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 105.35 current US$ | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 78.47 current US$ | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 78.22 current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 64.86 current US$ | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 54.11 current US$ | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 53.38 current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 71.15 current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 97.38 current US$ | +36.9% |
| 2021 | 94.4 current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 82.32 current US$ | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 70.26 current US$ | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.06 current US$ | 10.46 current US$ | 63.45 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.99 current US$ | 53.38 current US$ | 105.35 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.09 current US$ | 70.26 current US$ | 97.38 current US$ | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.7453 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3543 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Ghana?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Ghana was 70.26 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 105.35 current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.46 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Ghana ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.