Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 10.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea-Bissau stood at 10.6%.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 14.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2016.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 188th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2% | — |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +34.0% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +108.0% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -14.6% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 10.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.7%, 54% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 10.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.1%, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +108.0% | 6.4% | 13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.2% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.6% | 13.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea-Bissau?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea-Bissau was 10.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2016.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.