Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Guatemala

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Guatemala in 2023 — 2.44%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.52 pp.

2023 2.44% −0.04 pp vs 2022
World rank 114of 192
Period maximum 2.66%2021
Period minimum 1.88%2005

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Guatemala, 2000–20231.822.22.42.62.82000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.91%2001: 1.98%2002: 1.94%2003: 2.04%2004: 2.02%2005: 1.88%2006: 2.07%2007: 1.98%2008: 2.05%2009: 2.26%2010: 2.06%2011: 1.99%2012: 2.03%2013: 2.21%2014: 2.24%2015: 2.28%2016: 2.29%2017: 2.2%2018: 2.2%2019: 2.37%2020: 2.47%2021: 2.66%2022: 2.47%2023: 2.44%
Change over the period: +0.52 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guatemala

Guatemala 2.44%
World 6.14%
Central America computed 2.86%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.44 −0.04 pp
2022 2.47 −0.19 pp
2021 2.66 +0.19 pp
2020 2.47 +0.1 pp
2019 2.37 +0.17 pp
2018 2.2 −0 pp
2017 2.2 −0.09 pp
2016 2.29 +0.01 pp
2015 2.28 +0.04 pp
2014 2.24 +0.02 pp
2013 2.21 +0.19 pp
2012 2.03 +0.03 pp
2011 1.99 −0.07 pp
2010 2.06 −0.2 pp
2009 2.26 +0.21 pp
2008 2.05 +0.08 pp
2007 1.98 −0.09 pp
2006 2.07 +0.19 pp
2005 1.88 −0.14 pp
2004 2.02 −0.02 pp
2003 2.04 +0.1 pp
2002 1.94 −0.04 pp
2001 1.98 +0.07 pp
2000 1.91

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.