Domestic private health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Domestic private health expenditure was 66.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic private health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic private health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea stood at 66.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 83.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.4% | — |
| 2001 | 55.5% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 83.4% | +50.3% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | -1.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 66.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 66.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.0%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic private health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +50.3% | 55.5% | 83.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.6% | 53.4% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 54.4% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 65.7% | 71.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 12 Venezuela 67.7% compare
- 13 Azerbaijan 66.9% compare
- 14 Switzerland 66.9% compare
- 16 Georgia 65.5% compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 64.5% compare
- 18 Egypt 64.3% compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % 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 private health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea?
- Domestic private health expenditure in Equatorial Guinea was 66.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for domestic private health expenditure?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial 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 private 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 private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.