Current health expenditure in Ghana
Ghana: Current health expenditure was 2.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Ghana is 2.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Ghana peaked at 4.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 178th 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 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +38.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +36.2% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 4 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Ghana?
- Current health expenditure in Ghana was 2.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for current health expenditure?
- Ghana ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.