External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Guinea
Guinea: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 18.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Guinea is 18.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Guinea peaked at 28.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2017.
That places Guinea 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.9% | — |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +33.4% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -65.1% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +84.1% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -15.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 18.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 18.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +84.1% | 12.3% | 22.7% |
| 2017 | -65.1% | 27.2% | 9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 19.5% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 9.5% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 12.3% | 22.7% | 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 (ext) as percentage of current health in Guinea?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Guinea was 18.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2017.
- How does Guinea rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Guinea ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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