Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Ghana

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Ghana in 2023 — 2.95%. Ranked 177 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.28 pp.

2023 2.95% −0.73 pp vs 2022
World rank 177of 192
Period maximum 4.59%2013
Period minimum 1.66%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Ghana, 2000–2023123452000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.66%2001: 1.87%2002: 1.95%2003: 2.15%2004: 2.37%2005: 3.27%2006: 3.67%2007: 3.71%2008: 3.73%2009: 4.18%2010: 4.52%2011: 4.46%2012: 3.93%2013: 4.59%2014: 4.02%2015: 4.54%2016: 3.39%2017: 2.69%2018: 2.43%2019: 3.25%2020: 4.43%2021: 3.86%2022: 3.67%2023: 2.95%
Change over the period: +1.28 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Ghana 2.95%
World 10.06%
Western Africa computed 4.13%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.95 −0.73 pp
2022 3.67 −0.19 pp
2021 3.86 −0.57 pp
2020 4.43 +1.18 pp
2019 3.25 +0.82 pp
2018 2.43 −0.26 pp
2017 2.69 −0.7 pp
2016 3.39 −1.15 pp
2015 4.54 +0.53 pp
2014 4.02 −0.58 pp
2013 4.59 +0.66 pp
2012 3.93 −0.53 pp
2011 4.46 −0.06 pp
2010 4.52 +0.35 pp
2009 4.18 +0.45 pp
2008 3.73 +0.02 pp
2007 3.71 +0.04 pp
2006 3.67 +0.4 pp
2005 3.27 +0.9 pp
2004 2.37 +0.22 pp
2003 2.15 +0.2 pp
2002 1.95 +0.08 pp
2001 1.87 +0.21 pp
2000 1.66

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.