Domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea
Guinea: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government 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, domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.
That places Guinea 177th 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.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +72.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -34.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -42.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +39.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +40.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +54.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +49.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +10.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea was 0.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
- How does Guinea rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Guinea ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.