Out-of-pocket expenditure in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Out-of-pocket expenditure was 66.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket 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, out-of-pocket expenditure in Equatorial Guinea stood at 66.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 82.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 10th 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.
Out-of-pocket expenditure in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.2% | — |
| 2001 | 54.3% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +51.6% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 73.3% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | -1.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 66.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.1%, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 66.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.4%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-pocket 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 | +51.6% | 54.3% | 82.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5% | 52.2% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 53.4% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 64.9% | 70.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 out-of-pocket expenditure in Equatorial Guinea?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure in Equatorial Guinea was 66.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for out-of-pocket expenditure?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of out-of-pocket payments of total current health expenditures. Out-of-pocket payments are spending on health directly out-of-pocket by households.