Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea
Guinea: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 21.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea, 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
Guinea recorded 21.8% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea peaked at 22.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2004.
That places Guinea 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +57.3% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -26.0% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -42.8% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +45.7% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +27.2% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -42.1% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +66.4% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +36.4% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 7.4% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 18.3% | 21.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guinea was 21.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2004.
- How does Guinea rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Guinea ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.