Domestic general government health expenditure in Ghana
Ghana: Domestic general government health expenditure was 63.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 63.2% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Ghana peaked at 63.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2002.
That places Ghana 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.9% | — |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -25.8% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +33.7% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | +58.2% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | +14.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 63.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 63.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.1%, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2% | 33.4% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 35.1% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 54.4% | 63.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Ghana?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Ghana was 63.2% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Ghana ranks 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.