Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Gabon

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Gabon in 2023 — 3.13%. Ranked 174 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.23 pp.

2023 3.13% +0.24 pp vs 2022
World rank 174of 192
Period maximum 3.78%2009
Period minimum 2.42%2012

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Gabon, 2000–202322.533.542000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.9%2001: 3.15%2002: 3.33%2003: 3.54%2004: 3.36%2005: 2.92%2006: 3.15%2007: 3.08%2008: 2.85%2009: 3.78%2010: 2.48%2011: 2.56%2012: 2.42%2013: 2.84%2014: 2.53%2015: 2.66%2016: 3.11%2017: 2.78%2018: 2.75%2019: 2.77%2020: 3.44%2021: 2.79%2022: 2.89%2023: 3.13%
Change over the period: +0.23 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Gabon 3.13%
World 10.06%
Middle Africa computed 3.5%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.13 +0.24 pp
2022 2.89 +0.1 pp
2021 2.79 −0.65 pp
2020 3.44 +0.67 pp
2019 2.77 +0.02 pp
2018 2.75 −0.03 pp
2017 2.78 −0.33 pp
2016 3.11 +0.45 pp
2015 2.66 +0.12 pp
2014 2.53 −0.31 pp
2013 2.84 +0.42 pp
2012 2.42 −0.14 pp
2011 2.56 +0.08 pp
2010 2.48 −1.31 pp
2009 3.78 +0.93 pp
2008 2.85 −0.24 pp
2007 3.08 −0.06 pp
2006 3.15 +0.22 pp
2005 2.92 −0.44 pp
2004 3.36 −0.17 pp
2003 3.54 +0.21 pp
2002 3.33 +0.18 pp
2001 3.15 +0.25 pp
2000 2.9

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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