Public healthcare spending share gdp in Gabon

Gabon: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 2.06 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.06
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
135th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.06
in 2023
All-time low
1.05
in 2005
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Gabon, 2000–2023

00.511.522000201120232000: 1.12001: 1.32002: 1.22003: 1.42004: 1.42005: 1.12006: 1.22007: 1.22008: 1.12009: 1.52010: 1.62011: 1.62012: 1.52013: 1.82014: 1.52015: 1.62016: 22017: 1.82018: 1.62019: 1.72020: 1.92021: 1.72022: 1.92023: 2.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, public healthcare spending share gdp in Gabon stood at 2.06. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Gabon peaked at 2.06 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2005.

That places Gabon 135th 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.

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in Gabon, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 1.06
2001 1.26 +18.7%
2002 1.2 -5.0%
2003 1.44 +19.6%
2004 1.36 -5.3%
2005 1.05 -22.5%
2006 1.22 +15.5%
2007 1.23 +1.3%
2008 1.06 -13.9%
2009 1.54 +45.0%
2010 1.57 +2.1%
2011 1.59 +0.8%
2012 1.48 -6.5%
2013 1.82 +22.9%
2014 1.52 -16.8%
2015 1.57 +3.2%
2016 2.01 +28.4%
2017 1.76 -12.5%
2018 1.61 -8.3%
2019 1.67 +3.5%
2020 1.9 +13.6%
2021 1.65 -12.8%
2022 1.89 +13.9%
2023 2.06 +9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.24 1.05 1.54 10
2010s 1.66 1.48 2.01 10
2020s 1.87 1.65 2.06 4

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 132 Grenada 2.1 compare
  2. 133 Qatar 2.1 compare
  3. 134 Brunei Darussalam 2.06 compare
  4. 136 Viet Nam 2.02 compare
  5. 137 Malaysia 1.98 compare
  6. 138 Kenya 1.95 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Gabon?
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Gabon was 2.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 2.06 in 2023.
What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2005.
How does Gabon rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
Gabon ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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