Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 3.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3.5% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 169th out of 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +117.8% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +51.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +31.5% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1872 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Equatorial Guinea?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Equatorial Guinea was 3.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).