Paraguay vs United States of America: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Paraguay
21.6%
in 2023
United States of America
23.0%
in 2023
Paraguay rank
6th
United States of America rank
4th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Paraguay
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 23.0% against 21.6% in Paraguay, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.
Paraguay ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 4th of 195 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 17.7% | 6.4% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 21.1% | 4.6% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 22.6% | 2.1% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Paraguay or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 23.0% against 21.6% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Paraguay and United States of America?
- 1.4%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and United States of America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and United States of America rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Paraguay ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 4th 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.