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Health share of government spending — Guinea-Bissau

Health share of government spending in Guinea-Bissau in 2023 — 4.29%. Ranked 177 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.76 pp.

2023 4.29% −0.59 pp vs 2022
World rank 177of 192
Period maximum 4.88%2022
Period minimum 2.36%2016

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Guinea-Bissau, 2000–202323452000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.52%2001: 2.52%2002: 2.52%2003: 2.52%2004: 2.52%2005: 2.52%2006: 2.52%2007: 2.52%2008: 2.52%2009: 2.52%2010: 2.52%2011: 2.52%2012: 3.89%2013: 4.44%2014: 2.6%2015: 2.5%2016: 2.36%2017: 2.75%2018: 2.59%2019: 2.44%2020: 4.8%2021: 4.55%2022: 4.88%2023: 4.29%
Change over the period: +1.76 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 4.29%
World computed 10.81%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 6.86%
Western Africa computed 5.87%
Low-income countries computed 5.45%
Health share of government spending — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.29 −0.59 pp
2022 4.88 +0.33 pp
2021 4.55 −0.24 pp
2020 4.8 +2.35 pp
2019 2.44 −0.15 pp
2018 2.59 −0.16 pp
2017 2.75 +0.39 pp
2016 2.36 −0.14 pp
2015 2.5 −0.1 pp
2014 2.6 −1.84 pp
2013 4.44 +0.55 pp
2012 3.89 +1.36 pp
2011 2.52 +0 pp
2010 2.52 +0 pp
2009 2.52 +0 pp
2008 2.52 +0 pp
2007 2.52 +0 pp
2006 2.52 +0 pp
2005 2.52 +0 pp
2004 2.52 +0 pp
2003 2.52 +0 pp
2002 2.52 +0 pp
2001 2.52 +0 pp
2000 2.52 —

Western Africa, 2023

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

CV Cabo Verde 13.79 GH Ghana 10.05 BF Burkina Faso 8.78 CI Côte d'Ivoire 6.58 NE Niger 6.15 MR Mauritania 5.94 GM Gambia 5.46 ML Mali 5.43 GN Guinea 5.12 LR Liberia 4.79 SL Sierra Leone 4.47 NG Nigeria 4.31 GW Guinea-Bissau 4.29 SN Senegal 3.57 TG Togo 2.56 BJ Benin 2.55
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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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