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Health share of government spending — Gabon

Health share of government spending in Gabon in 2023 — 9.59%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.35 pp.

2023 9.59% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 100of 192
Period maximum 9.72%2017
Period minimum 4.54%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Gabon, 2000–2023468102000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.24%2001: 4.54%2002: 4.66%2003: 6.75%2004: 6.51%2005: 5.08%2006: 5.76%2007: 6.36%2008: 5.61%2009: 6.82%2010: 6.81%2011: 7.18%2012: 6.19%2013: 5.26%2014: 6.38%2015: 7.03%2016: 9.2%2017: 9.72%2018: 9.42%2019: 9.59%2020: 9.59%2021: 9.59%2022: 9.59%2023: 9.59%
Change over the period: +4.35 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Gabon 9.59%
World computed 10.81%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 6.86%
Middle Africa computed 6.58%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.98%
Health share of government spending — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.59 +0 pp
2022 9.59 +0 pp
2021 9.59 +0 pp
2020 9.59 +0 pp
2019 9.59 +0.18 pp
2018 9.42 −0.3 pp
2017 9.72 +0.51 pp
2016 9.2 +2.17 pp
2015 7.03 +0.65 pp
2014 6.38 +1.13 pp
2013 5.26 −0.93 pp
2012 6.19 −0.99 pp
2011 7.18 +0.37 pp
2010 6.81 −0 pp
2009 6.82 +1.2 pp
2008 5.61 −0.75 pp
2007 6.36 +0.6 pp
2006 5.76 +0.68 pp
2005 5.08 −1.44 pp
2004 6.51 −0.24 pp
2003 6.75 +2.09 pp
2002 4.66 +0.13 pp
2001 4.54 −0.7 pp
2000 5.24 —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GA Gabon 9.59 ST Sao Tome and Principe 8.77 CF Central African Republic 8.48 TD Chad 7.26 AO Angola 5.9 GQ Equatorial Guinea 5.87 CG Republic of the Congo 5.42 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 4 CM Cameroon 3.91
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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

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