Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Gabon

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Gabon in 2023 — 2.06%. Ranked 134 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.99 pp.

2023 2.06% +0.17 pp vs 2022
World rank 134of 192
Period maximum 2.06%2023
Period minimum 1.05%2005

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Gabon, 2000–202311.522.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.06%2001: 1.26%2002: 1.2%2003: 1.44%2004: 1.36%2005: 1.05%2006: 1.22%2007: 1.23%2008: 1.06%2009: 1.54%2010: 1.57%2011: 1.59%2012: 1.48%2013: 1.82%2014: 1.52%2015: 1.57%2016: 2.01%2017: 1.76%2018: 1.61%2019: 1.67%2020: 1.9%2021: 1.65%2022: 1.89%2023: 2.06%
Change over the period: +0.99 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gabon

Gabon 2.06%
World 6.14%
Middle Africa computed 1.03%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.06 +0.17 pp
2022 1.89 +0.23 pp
2021 1.65 −0.24 pp
2020 1.9 +0.23 pp
2019 1.67 +0.06 pp
2018 1.61 −0.15 pp
2017 1.76 −0.25 pp
2016 2.01 +0.45 pp
2015 1.57 +0.05 pp
2014 1.52 −0.31 pp
2013 1.82 +0.34 pp
2012 1.48 −0.1 pp
2011 1.59 +0.01 pp
2010 1.57 +0.03 pp
2009 1.54 +0.48 pp
2008 1.06 −0.17 pp
2007 1.23 +0.02 pp
2006 1.22 +0.16 pp
2005 1.05 −0.31 pp
2004 1.36 −0.08 pp
2003 1.44 +0.24 pp
2002 1.2 −0.06 pp
2001 1.26 +0.2 pp
2000 1.06

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.