Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Paraguay

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Paraguay in 2023 — 4.63%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.31 pp.

2023 4.63% +0.55 pp vs 2022
World rank 65of 192
Period maximum 4.63%2023
Period minimum 1.47%2002

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Paraguay, 2000–202302462000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.32%2001: 1.95%2002: 1.47%2003: 1.63%2004: 1.6%2005: 1.59%2006: 1.76%2007: 1.74%2008: 1.62%2009: 2.12%2010: 2.13%2011: 2.46%2012: 3.03%2013: 2.65%2014: 3.16%2015: 3.16%2016: 3.15%2017: 3.03%2018: 3.03%2019: 3.32%2020: 4.13%2021: 4.47%2022: 4.08%2023: 4.63%
Change over the period: +2.31 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Paraguay 4.63%
World 6.14%
South America computed 4.72%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.63 +0.55 pp
2022 4.08 −0.38 pp
2021 4.47 +0.33 pp
2020 4.13 +0.81 pp
2019 3.32 +0.29 pp
2018 3.03 +0 pp
2017 3.03 −0.12 pp
2016 3.15 −0.01 pp
2015 3.16 −0.01 pp
2014 3.16 +0.51 pp
2013 2.65 −0.38 pp
2012 3.03 +0.57 pp
2011 2.46 +0.33 pp
2010 2.13 +0.01 pp
2009 2.12 +0.5 pp
2008 1.62 −0.12 pp
2007 1.74 −0.03 pp
2006 1.76 +0.18 pp
2005 1.59 −0.01 pp
2004 1.6 −0.03 pp
2003 1.63 +0.16 pp
2002 1.47 −0.48 pp
2001 1.95 −0.38 pp
2000 2.32

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.