Public healthcare spending share gdp in Ghana
Ghana: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 1.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.86
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
141st
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.53
in 2020
All-time low
0.6502
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, public healthcare spending share gdp in Ghana stood at 1.86.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Ghana peaked at 2.53 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6502, in 2002.
Ghana ranks 141st of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7309 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8413 | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6502 | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9435 | +45.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9509 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.76 | +84.8% |
| 2006 | 1.65 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.64 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.64 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.05 | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 2.26 | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 2.35 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.98 | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 1.86 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.41 | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 1.59 | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3 | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 1.63 | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 1.37 | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 1.97 | +43.9% |
| 2020 | 2.53 | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 2.1 | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 2.04 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.86 | -8.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.86 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.86, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.86 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 | 0.6502 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 | 1.3 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 | 1.86 | 2.53 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Ghana?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Ghana was 1.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6502 in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Ghana ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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