Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Guyana

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Guyana in 2023 — 1.73%. Ranked 142 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.06 pp.

2023 1.73% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 142of 192
Period maximum 3.97%2020
Period minimum 1.63%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Guyana, 2000–202312342000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.79%2001: 1.63%2002: 1.74%2003: 1.73%2004: 1.74%2005: 1.78%2006: 1.65%2007: 1.68%2008: 1.69%2009: 1.88%2010: 1.82%2011: 2.03%2012: 1.8%2013: 1.89%2014: 2.18%2015: 2.36%2016: 2.53%2017: 2.79%2018: 2.95%2019: 2.9%2020: 3.97%2021: 3.2%2022: 1.74%2023: 1.73%
Change over the period: −0.06 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Guyana 1.73%
World 6.14%
South America computed 4.72%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.73 −0.01 pp
2022 1.74 −1.46 pp
2021 3.2 −0.78 pp
2020 3.97 +1.07 pp
2019 2.9 −0.05 pp
2018 2.95 +0.16 pp
2017 2.79 +0.26 pp
2016 2.53 +0.18 pp
2015 2.36 +0.18 pp
2014 2.18 +0.29 pp
2013 1.89 +0.09 pp
2012 1.8 −0.23 pp
2011 2.03 +0.21 pp
2010 1.82 −0.06 pp
2009 1.88 +0.19 pp
2008 1.69 +0.01 pp
2007 1.68 +0.03 pp
2006 1.65 −0.13 pp
2005 1.78 +0.04 pp
2004 1.74 +0.01 pp
2003 1.73 −0.01 pp
2002 1.74 +0.1 pp
2001 1.63 −0.16 pp
2000 1.79

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.