External health expenditure channeled through government in Guinea
Guinea: External health expenditure channeled through government was 50.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 50.3% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Guinea peaked at 97.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2022.
That places Guinea 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.7% | — |
| 2001 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | -27.8% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | +30.7% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | -32.7% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | -39.6% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | +25.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 50.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 50.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -39.6% | 66.2% | 40.0% |
| 2020 | -32.7% | 94.0% | 63.3% |
| 2018 | +30.7% | 70.3% | 91.9% |
| 2017 | -27.8% | 97.3% | 70.3% |
| 2023 | +25.6% | 40.0% | 50.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 70.3% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 40.0% | 66.2% | 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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Guinea?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Guinea was 50.3% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2022.
- How does Guinea rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Guinea ranks 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.