Domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government 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 0.9% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 170th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +34.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +161.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -9.6% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +161.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea-Bissau was 0.9% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.1%. 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.