Guinea-Bissau — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Guinea-Bissau was 8.82% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 9.97% in 2014. The lowest was 3.50% in 2003 (about 2.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.29% per year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 48 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 25%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Guinea-Bissau sits above it. It peaked in 2014 and has fallen 12% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 25%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 7 of 46 economies; Mozambique (8.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 42% in 2014. That is 8% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2014. Doubling roughly every 21 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 122nd of 184 in 2000 → 121st of 188 in 2010 → 50th of 189 in 2020 → 47th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.82% | +0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 8.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 8.99% | +1.8 pp |
| 2019 | 7.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 7.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 7% | -1.3 pp |
| 2016 | 8.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 8.13% | -1.8 pp |
| 2014 | 9.97% | +2.9 pp |
| 2013 | 7.04% | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 5.94% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 6.22% | +1.3 pp |
| 2010 | 4.87% | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 4.61% | -0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 5.35% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 4.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 5.08% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 4.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 4.27% | +0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 3.87% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 4.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 4.19% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guinea-Bissau’s Health spending in 2001?
4.13% (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 Guinea-Bissau’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +110.6% in total — about 3.3% 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: 8.82%; 2022: 8.34%; 2021: 8.4%; 2020: 8.99%; 2019: 7.15%. 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.