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Health share of government spending — Guatemala

Health share of government spending in Guatemala in 2023 — 17.75%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.67 pp.

2023 17.75% +0.42 pp vs 2022
World rank 20of 192
Period maximum 19.77%2021
Period minimum 13.76%2011

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Guatemala, 2000–202312141618202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 14.08%2001: 14.4%2002: 14.79%2003: 14.21%2004: 15.73%2005: 14.2%2006: 14.59%2007: 14.23%2008: 15.49%2009: 16.03%2010: 14.25%2011: 13.76%2012: 14.32%2013: 15.83%2014: 16.46%2015: 18.11%2016: 18.21%2017: 17.21%2018: 16.67%2019: 17.65%2020: 15.86%2021: 19.77%2022: 17.33%2023: 17.75%
Change over the period: +3.67 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Guatemala 17.75%
World computed 10.81%
Latin America & Caribbean 11.84%
Central America computed 16.12%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.98%
Health share of government spending — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 17.75 +0.42 pp
2022 17.33 −2.44 pp
2021 19.77 +3.91 pp
2020 15.86 −1.79 pp
2019 17.65 +0.98 pp
2018 16.67 −0.54 pp
2017 17.21 −0.99 pp
2016 18.21 +0.1 pp
2015 18.11 +1.65 pp
2014 16.46 +0.63 pp
2013 15.83 +1.51 pp
2012 14.32 +0.56 pp
2011 13.76 −0.49 pp
2010 14.25 −1.78 pp
2009 16.03 +0.53 pp
2008 15.49 +1.26 pp
2007 14.23 −0.36 pp
2006 14.59 +0.38 pp
2005 14.2 −1.53 pp
2004 15.73 +1.52 pp
2003 14.21 −0.58 pp
2002 14.79 +0.39 pp
2001 14.4 +0.32 pp
2000 14.08 —

Central America, 2023

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

CR Costa Rica 24.91 PA Panama 19.85 SV El Salvador 18.51 NI Nicaragua 18.29 GT Guatemala 17.75 BZ Belize 10.88 HN Honduras 9.43 MX Mexico 9.36
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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

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