Health spending as a share of total government spending in Gabon
Gabon: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 9.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Gabon, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Gabon is 9.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Gabon peaked at 9.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2001.
That places Gabon 102nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +44.8% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.3% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Gabon?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Gabon was 9.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Gabon ranks 102nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.