Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Paraguay

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Paraguay in 2023 — 8.36%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.34 pp.

2023 8.36% +0.62 pp vs 2022
World rank 55of 192
Period maximum 8.36%2023
Period minimum 4.76%2002

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Paraguay, 2000–20234567892000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 6.02%2001: 5.61%2002: 4.76%2003: 4.91%2004: 4.93%2005: 4.83%2006: 5.02%2007: 5.02%2008: 5.04%2009: 5.52%2010: 5.47%2011: 5.82%2012: 6.53%2013: 6.06%2014: 6.63%2015: 6.69%2016: 6.68%2017: 6.61%2018: 6.74%2019: 7.16%2020: 7.68%2021: 8.03%2022: 7.74%2023: 8.36%
Change over the period: +2.34 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Paraguay 8.36%
World 10.06%
South America computed 9.15%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.36 +0.62 pp
2022 7.74 −0.3 pp
2021 8.03 +0.36 pp
2020 7.68 +0.51 pp
2019 7.16 +0.42 pp
2018 6.74 +0.14 pp
2017 6.61 −0.07 pp
2016 6.68 −0.02 pp
2015 6.69 +0.06 pp
2014 6.63 +0.56 pp
2013 6.06 −0.47 pp
2012 6.53 +0.71 pp
2011 5.82 +0.36 pp
2010 5.47 −0.06 pp
2009 5.52 +0.49 pp
2008 5.04 +0.02 pp
2007 5.02 +0 pp
2006 5.02 +0.19 pp
2005 4.83 −0.1 pp
2004 4.93 +0.03 pp
2003 4.91 +0.15 pp
2002 4.76 −0.85 pp
2001 5.61 −0.41 pp
2000 6.02

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.