Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Guatemala

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Guatemala in 2023 — 6.8%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.41 pp.

2023 6.8% −0.37 pp vs 2022
World rank 88of 192
Period maximum 7.36%2021
Period minimum 5.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Guatemala, 2000–202355.566.577.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.4%2001: 6.07%2002: 6.01%2003: 6.15%2004: 6.26%2005: 6.15%2006: 6.36%2007: 6.19%2008: 6.08%2009: 6.34%2010: 6.12%2011: 5.96%2012: 6.07%2013: 5.77%2014: 5.89%2015: 6.01%2016: 6.07%2017: 6.14%2018: 6.11%2019: 6.17%2020: 6.46%2021: 7.36%2022: 7.17%2023: 6.8%
Change over the period: +1.41 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Guatemala 6.8%
World 10.06%
Central America computed 5.85%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.8 −0.37 pp
2022 7.17 −0.19 pp
2021 7.36 +0.9 pp
2020 6.46 +0.28 pp
2019 6.17 +0.07 pp
2018 6.11 −0.03 pp
2017 6.14 +0.07 pp
2016 6.07 +0.06 pp
2015 6.01 +0.12 pp
2014 5.89 +0.12 pp
2013 5.77 −0.3 pp
2012 6.07 +0.11 pp
2011 5.96 −0.16 pp
2010 6.12 −0.21 pp
2009 6.34 +0.26 pp
2008 6.08 −0.11 pp
2007 6.19 −0.17 pp
2006 6.36 +0.22 pp
2005 6.15 −0.11 pp
2004 6.26 +0.11 pp
2003 6.15 +0.14 pp
2002 6.01 −0.06 pp
2001 6.07 +0.67 pp
2000 5.4

Central America, 2023

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

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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