Expenses · Guinea-Bissau
Healthcare costs in Guinea-Bissau
Households pay $51 per person per year directly — 61.6% of all health spending, or 3% of the US level.
The figures
- Out of pocket, per person
- $51/yr
- paid directly by households (2023)
- Share paid by you
- 61.6%
- of all health spending (2023)
- Total health spend
- $247/yr
- per person, PPP international $ (2023)
- Government share
- 10.6%
- funded publicly (2023)
- Doctors
- 0.25
- physicians per 1,000 people (2022)
- Dentists
- 0.01
- per 10,000 people (2024) — access, not price
National averages, updated 2026-09-07. They describe a country, not a person — what you pay depends on insurance, residency and visa. Not medical or financial advice.
Countries with a similar burden
- Oman — $46/yr out of pocket
- Nigeria — $48/yr out of pocket
- Nepal — $50/yr out of pocket
- Tajikistan — $53/yr out of pocket
- Brunei — $54/yr out of pocket
- Cameroon — $54/yr out of pocket
See also: all countries ranked · what money is worth in Guinea-Bissau · livability in Guinea-Bissau
Frequently asked questions
How much does healthcare cost in Guinea-Bissau?
Total health spending is $247 per person per year (PPP international dollars), of which $51 is paid directly out of pocket by households — 61.6% of the total. These are national averages: what you personally pay depends on insurance, residency status and visa.
Is healthcare in Guinea-Bissau cheaper than the United States?
On out-of-pocket spending per person, Guinea-Bissau is 3% of the US level ($1,472/yr there). Note that a country's general price level is a poor guide to this — scaling healthcare by cost of living overstates costs abroad by up to 5×, which is why these figures are measured rather than modelled.
What does dental care cost in Guinea-Bissau?
This page does not say, because no free, citable source publishes international dental prices — every comparison available online comes from clinics selling the treatment they quote. What is published is access: Guinea-Bissau has 0.01 dentists per 10,000 people.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank and the WHO Global Health Observatory, refreshed at build time (last updated 2026-09-07). World Bank — SH.XPD.CHEX.PP.CD; World Bank — SH.XPD.OOPC.PC.CD; World Bank — SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS; World Bank — SH.XPD.GHED.CH.ZS; World Bank — SH.MED.PHYS.ZS; WHO Global Health Observatory — HWF_0010.