Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ghana

Ghana: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 25.6 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
25.6
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
58th
of 134 countries
All-time high
70
in 2003
All-time low
22.6
in 2021
Years of data
19
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ghana, 2003–2022

2030405060702003201220222003: 702004: 68.32005: 662006: 59.22007: 53.82008: 48.62009: 43.22010: 42.42011: 34.92012: 40.22013: 26.52014: 30.12016: 39.62017: 38.32018: 37.52019: 33.52020: 24.32021: 22.62022: 25.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ghana stood at 25.6.

That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ghana peaked at 70 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.6, in 2021.

Ghana ranks 58th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ghana, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 70
2004 68.3 -2.4%
2005 66 -3.4%
2006 59.2 -10.3%
2007 53.8 -9.1%
2008 48.6 -9.7%
2009 43.2 -11.1%
2010 42.4 -1.9%
2011 34.9 -17.7%
2012 40.2 +15.2%
2013 26.5 -34.1%
2014 30.1 +13.6%
2016 39.6 +31.6%
2017 38.3 -3.3%
2018 37.5 -2.1%
2019 33.5 -10.7%
2020 24.3 -27.5%
2021 22.6 -7.0%
2022 25.6 +13.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.44 43.2 70 7
2010s 35.89 26.5 42.4 9
2020s 24.17 22.6 25.6 3

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 55 Vanuatu 26.1 compare
  2. 56 Lao People's Democratic Republic 26 compare
  3. 57 Philippines 25.9 compare
  4. 59 Colombia 25.1 compare
  5. 59 Morocco 25.1 compare
  6. 61 Brazil 24.1 compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ghana?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Ghana was 25.6 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 70 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 22.6 in 2021.
How does Ghana rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Ghana ranks 58th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
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