Guinea - Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Guinea was 0.897 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 0.897 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.241 in 2007.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 0.301
2001 0.371
2002 0.640
2003 0.422
2004 0.242
2005 0.261
2006 0.248
2007 0.241
2008 0.270
2009 0.260
2010 0.363
2011 0.510
2012 0.514
2013 0.489
2014 0.611
2015 0.429
2016 0.664
2017 0.600
2018 0.601
2019 0.897

Development Relevance: Strengthening health financing is one objective of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG target 3.c). The levels and trends of health expenditure data identify key issues such as weaknesses and strengths and areas that need investment, for instance additional health facilities, better health information systems, or better trained human resources. Health financing is also critical for reaching universal health coverage (UHC) defined as all people obtaining the quality health services they need without suffering financial hardship (SDG 3.8). The data on out-of-pocket spending is a key indicator with regard to financial protection and hence of progress towards UHC.

Original Source Notes: The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised health expenditure data using the new international classification for health expenditures in the revised System of Health Accounts (SHA 2011). WHO’s Global Health Expenditure Database in this new version i

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The health expenditure estimates have been prepared by the World Health Organization under the framework of the System of Health Accounts 2011 (SHA 2011). The Health SHA 2011 tracks all health spending in a given country over a defined period of time regardless of the entity or institution that financed and managed that spending. It generates consistent and comprehensive data on health spending in a country, which in turn can contribute to evidence-based policy-making.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems