Private health expenditure per person in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Private health expenditure per person was 406.46 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, private health expenditure per person in Equatorial Guinea stood at 406.46. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.9% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 406.46 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.86, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 95th out of 193 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.
Private health expenditure per person in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.86 | — |
| 2001 | 87.56 | +83.0% |
| 2002 | 325.73 | +272.0% |
| 2003 | 295.06 | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 274.65 | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 215.64 | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 207.11 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 228.52 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 215.11 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 299.09 | +39.0% |
| 2010 | 267.95 | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 242.9 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 264.73 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 314.96 | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 329.75 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 330.57 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 346.14 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 377.08 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 387.93 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 402.75 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 361.8 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 387.83 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 347.56 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 406.46 | +16.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 406.46 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 450.34, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 406.46 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.56, 5.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private health expenditure per person 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 | +272.0% | 87.56 | 325.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 219.63 | 47.86 | 325.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 326.48 | 242.9 | 402.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 375.91 | 347.56 | 406.46 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Equatorial Guinea?
- Private health expenditure per person in Equatorial Guinea was 406.46 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 406.46 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.86 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 95th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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