Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 18.74 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Ghana is 18.74, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Ghana peaked at 40.95 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.98, in 2000.
That places Ghana 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.98 | — |
| 2001 | 4.08 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 4.57 | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 6.83 | +49.3% |
| 2004 | 7.65 | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 9.06 | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 17.37 | +91.7% |
| 2007 | 22.7 | +30.6% |
| 2008 | 26.07 | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 21.81 | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 27.68 | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 30.26 | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 30.23 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 40.95 | +35.5% |
| 2014 | 35.35 | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 28 | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 24.53 | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 12.26 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 17.87 | +45.8% |
| 2019 | 20.62 | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 23.13 | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 25.02 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 20.61 | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 18.74 | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.41 | 3.98 | 26.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.78 | 12.26 | 40.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.87 | 18.74 | 25.02 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Ghana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,688 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.54 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Ghana?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Ghana was 18.74 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 40.95 in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.98 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Ghana ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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