Domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea
Guinea: Domestic general government health expenditure was 5.1% 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 general government expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea is 5.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Guinea peaked at 6.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2009.
That places Guinea 165th 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 general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +78.7% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -35.5% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -35.0% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +27.7% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +47.4% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -40.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +79.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -35.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +108.6% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +59.5% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 5.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 5.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.9%, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 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 5.1% 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 6.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2009.
- How does Guinea rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Guinea ranks 165th 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 95.1%. 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.