External health expenditure in Guinea
Guinea: External health expenditure was 18.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure in Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 18.1% for external health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Guinea peaked at 28.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2017.
That places Guinea 41st out of 177 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 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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% |
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 in Guinea?
- External health expenditure in Guinea was 18.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2017.
- How does Guinea rank for external health expenditure?
- Guinea ranks 41st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External 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 external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.