Equatorial Guinea — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Equatorial Guinea was 3.50% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 3.71% in 2020. The lowest was 1.22% in 2000 (about 2.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 4.68% per year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 163 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 86%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Equatorial Guinea sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 99%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 34 of 46 economies; Cote d'Ivoire (3.43%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 118% in 2002. That is 22% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2002. Doubling roughly every 15 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 184th of 184 in 2000 → 188th of 188 in 2010 → 169th of 189 in 2020 → 162nd of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.5% | +0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 2.84% | -0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 3.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 3.71% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 3.28% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 2.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.97% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 2.46% | +0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 1.87% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.76% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 1.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 1.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 1.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1.87% | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 1.23% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 1.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 1.58% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 1.97% | -0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 2.89% | +1.6 pp |
| 2001 | 1.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.22% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Equatorial Guinea’s Health spending in 2001?
1.33% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Equatorial Guinea’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +186.2% in total — about 4.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 3.5%; 2022: 2.84%; 2021: 3.51%; 2020: 3.71%; 2019: 3.28%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.