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Health share of government spending — Paraguay

Health share of government spending in Paraguay in 2023 — 21.57%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 9.72 pp.

2023 21.57% +1.31 pp vs 2022
World rank 6of 192
Period maximum 21.84%2021
Period minimum 8.32%2002

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Paraguay, 2000–20235101520252000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 11.85%2001: 10.23%2002: 8.32%2003: 10.35%2004: 10.35%2005: 10.89%2006: 11.87%2007: 12.63%2008: 12.99%2009: 13.96%2010: 14.53%2011: 15.8%2012: 16.36%2013: 15.14%2014: 18.45%2015: 17.56%2016: 17.79%2017: 16.76%2018: 16.39%2019: 16.45%2020: 18.26%2021: 21.84%2022: 20.26%2023: 21.57%
Change over the period: +9.72 pp Annual average: 0.42 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Paraguay 21.57%
World computed 10.81%
Latin America & Caribbean 11.84%
South America computed 13.87%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.98%
Health share of government spending — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 21.57 +1.31 pp
2022 20.26 −1.58 pp
2021 21.84 +3.58 pp
2020 18.26 +1.81 pp
2019 16.45 +0.06 pp
2018 16.39 −0.37 pp
2017 16.76 −1.02 pp
2016 17.79 +0.23 pp
2015 17.56 −0.89 pp
2014 18.45 +3.31 pp
2013 15.14 −1.21 pp
2012 16.36 +0.56 pp
2011 15.8 +1.27 pp
2010 14.53 +0.57 pp
2009 13.96 +0.97 pp
2008 12.99 +0.36 pp
2007 12.63 +0.76 pp
2006 11.87 +0.98 pp
2005 10.89 +0.54 pp
2004 10.35 −0 pp
2003 10.35 +2.03 pp
2002 8.32 −1.91 pp
2001 10.23 −1.62 pp
2000 11.85 —

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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