Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Guinea
Guinea: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 3.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Guinea stood at 3.7%.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Guinea peaked at 5.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2008.
That places Guinea 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +38.3% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -3.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 3.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 3.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Guinea?
- Current health expenditure in Guinea was 3.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2008.
- How does Guinea rank for current health expenditure?
- Guinea ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.