Japan vs Paraguay: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Japan
23.3%
in 2023
Paraguay
21.6%
in 2023
Japan rank
3rd
Paraguay rank
6th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Japan
- Paraguay
How they compare
Japan currently reports 23.3% against 21.6% in Paraguay, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and Paraguay ranks 6th of 195 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 11.3% | 5.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 16.5% | 6.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 20.5% | 3.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Japan or Paraguay?
- Japan, at 23.3% against 21.6% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Japan and Paraguay?
- 1.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Paraguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Paraguay rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Japan ranks 3rd 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.