Private health expenditure per person in Gabon
Gabon: Private health expenditure per person was 200.99 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Private health expenditure per person in Gabon, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, private health expenditure per person in Gabon stood at 200.99.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Gabon peaked at 294.13 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 122.5, in 2010.
Gabon ranks 128th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Private health expenditure per person in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 237.08 | — |
| 2001 | 250.39 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 277.54 | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 277.12 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 266.31 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 242.63 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 249.05 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 253.57 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 237.22 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 294.13 | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 122.5 | -58.4% |
| 2011 | 139.61 | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 135.44 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 146.04 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 147.17 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 153.1 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 150.58 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 148.56 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 170.2 | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 172.74 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 170.04 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 190.26 | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 180.15 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 200.99 | +11.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 200.99 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 450.34, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 200.99 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.56, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private health expenditure per person in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -58.4% | 294.13 | 122.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 258.5 | 237.08 | 294.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 148.6 | 122.5 | 172.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 185.36 | 170.04 | 200.99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 0.0647 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Gabon?
- Private health expenditure per person in Gabon was 200.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 294.13 in 2009.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.5 in 2010.
- How does Gabon rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Gabon ranks 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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