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Health share of government spending — Guyana

Health share of government spending in Guyana in 2023 — 7.31%. Ranked 135 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.5 pp.

2023 7.31% −1.25 pp vs 2022
World rank 135of 192
Period maximum 13.01%2020
Period minimum 5.7%2006

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Guyana, 2000–20234681012142000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 7.82%2001: 6.8%2002: 7.51%2003: 7.36%2004: 7.35%2005: 6.28%2006: 5.7%2007: 6.61%2008: 7.02%2009: 7.41%2010: 7.61%2011: 8.62%2012: 8.23%2013: 8.82%2014: 9.42%2015: 10.84%2016: 10.05%2017: 10.61%2018: 10.71%2019: 10.32%2020: 13.01%2021: 12.89%2022: 8.56%2023: 7.31%
Change over the period: −0.5 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Guyana 7.31%
World computed 10.81%
Latin America & Caribbean 11.84%
South America computed 13.87%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.31 −1.25 pp
2022 8.56 −4.33 pp
2021 12.89 −0.12 pp
2020 13.01 +2.69 pp
2019 10.32 −0.39 pp
2018 10.71 +0.1 pp
2017 10.61 +0.56 pp
2016 10.05 −0.79 pp
2015 10.84 +1.42 pp
2014 9.42 +0.6 pp
2013 8.82 +0.59 pp
2012 8.23 −0.39 pp
2011 8.62 +1.02 pp
2010 7.61 +0.19 pp
2009 7.41 +0.39 pp
2008 7.02 +0.41 pp
2007 6.61 +0.91 pp
2006 5.7 −0.58 pp
2005 6.28 −1.08 pp
2004 7.35 −0 pp
2003 7.36 −0.15 pp
2002 7.51 +0.71 pp
2001 6.8 −1.02 pp
2000 7.82 —

South America, 2023

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

PY Paraguay 21.57 UY Uruguay 21.38 CL Chile 19.17 AR Argentina 16.35 CO Colombia 16.19 PE Peru 15.95 BO Bolivia 12.03 EC Ecuador 11.87 SR Suriname 11.55 BR Brazil 9.48 GY Guyana 7.31 VE Venezuela 3.63
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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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