Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 8.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Guinea-Bissau is 8.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 10.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2003.
That places Guinea-Bissau 49th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +41.6% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +25.8% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.9% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.9% compare
- 47 South Africa 8.9% compare
- 48 Malta 8.8% compare
- 50 Iceland 8.7% compare
- 51 Republic of Korea 8.6% compare
- 52 Mozambique 8.5% compare
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- 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Guinea-Bissau?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Guinea-Bissau was 8.8% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2003.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 49th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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).