Guinea — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Guinea, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Guinea was 3.69% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.81% in 2015. The lowest was 3.27% in 2008 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.08% per year.
Guinea ranks 158 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 84%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Guinea sits below it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 36% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 7%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 31 of 46 economies; Congo, Dem. Rep. (3.68%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 38% in 2014. That is 12% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 96th of 184 in 2000 → 157th of 188 in 2010 → 164th of 189 in 2020 → 157th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 3.72% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 4.09% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 3.74% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 3.92% | -1.5 pp |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 5.81% | +1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 4.79% | +1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 3.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 3.79% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 3.43% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 3.58% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 3.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 3.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.62% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 4.03% | -0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 4.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 4.77% | -0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 5.36% | +0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 4.88% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 4.74% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guinea’s Health spending in 2001?
4.88% (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’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -22.1% in total — about 1.1% 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: 3.69%; 2022: 3.83%; 2021: 3.72%; 2020: 3.9%; 2019: 4.09%. 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.