Australia vs Paraguay: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Australia
21.0%
in 2023
Paraguay
21.6%
in 2023
Australia rank
8th
Paraguay rank
6th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Australia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 21.6% against 21.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Paraguay ranks 6th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 11.3% | 4.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 16.5% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 20.5% | 1.1% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Australia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 21.6% against 21.0% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Australia and Paraguay?
- 0.6%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Paraguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Paraguay rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Australia ranks 8th and Paraguay ranks 6th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.