Ghana - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Ghana was 40.24 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 56.09 in 2010, while its lowest value was 24.14 in 2002.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

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

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Year Value
2000 27.80
2001 33.53
2002 24.14
2003 29.12
2004 26.15
2005 40.35
2006 40.05
2007 43.21
2008 45.15
2009 49.34
2010 56.09
2011 50.24
2012 49.21
2013 40.46
2014 35.08
2015 35.08
2016 38.36
2017 32.38
2018 39.46
2019 40.24

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Ghana was 1.38 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 2.38 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.70 in 2002.

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 0.78
2001 1.06
2002 0.70
2003 0.82
2004 0.72
2005 1.47
2006 1.48
2007 1.65
2008 1.76
2009 2.18
2010 2.38
2011 2.37
2012 1.98
2013 1.87
2014 1.44
2015 1.62
2016 1.33
2017 1.09
2018 1.38
2019 1.38

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Ghana was 6.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 12.36 in 2009, while its lowest value was 4.91 in 2004.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

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

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Year Value
2000 6.01
2001 7.19
2002 6.10
2003 6.33
2004 4.91
2005 10.60
2006 9.56
2007 9.13
2008 9.90
2009 12.36
2010 11.92
2011 12.07
2012 8.97
2013 8.62
2014 6.72
2015 8.56
2016 6.54
2017 6.04
2018 6.42
2019 6.53

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Ghana was 30.29 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 49.72 in 2011 and 4.61 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

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

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Year Value
2000 4.61
2001 6.58
2002 4.89
2003 6.95
2004 6.90
2005 16.54
2006 19.00
2007 24.43
2008 28.85
2009 31.48
2010 41.45
2011 49.72
2012 42.44
2013 43.87
2014 28.35
2015 28.27
2016 25.64
2017 22.03
2018 30.31
2019 30.29

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Ghana was 77.75 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 108.44 in 2011 and 19.07 in 2002.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

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

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Year Value
2000 19.74
2001 28.05
2002 19.07
2003 23.47
2004 21.70
2005 46.97
2006 49.82
2007 56.50
2008 64.29
2009 81.58
2010 94.87
2011 108.44
2012 101.10
2013 98.39
2014 78.45
2015 82.97
2016 64.93
2017 54.32
2018 73.24
2019 77.75

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems