Gabon — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Gabon, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Gabon was 3.13% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 3.78% in 2009. The lowest was 2.42% in 2012 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.33% per year.
Gabon ranks 171 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 90%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Gabon sits below it. It peaked in 2009 and has fallen 17% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 10%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 39 of 46 economies; Tanzania (3.05%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 35% in 2010. That is 9% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 163rd of 184 in 2000 → 179th of 188 in 2010 → 174th of 189 in 2020 → 170th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.13% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 2.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 2.79% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 3.44% | +0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 2.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 2.78% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 3.11% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 2.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 2.53% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 2.84% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 2.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 2.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2.48% | -1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 3.78% | +0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 2.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 3.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.15% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 2.92% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 3.36% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 3.54% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 3.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 3.15% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Gabon’s Health spending in 2001?
3.15% (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 Gabon’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +7.9% in total — about 0.3% 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: 3.13%; 2022: 2.89%; 2021: 2.79%; 2020: 3.44%; 2019: 2.77%. 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.