Current health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Current health expenditure was 8.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 8.8% for current health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 10.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2003.
That places Guinea-Bissau 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +41.6% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +25.8% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.9% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.9% compare
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- 51 Czechia 8.5% compare
- 52 Mozambique 8.5% 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 current health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau?
- Current health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau was 8.8% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2003.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for current health expenditure?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.