Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Costa Rica
4.6%
in 2023
Paraguay
4.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
67th
Paraguay rank
65th
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 4.6% against 4.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Paraguay ranks 65th of 193 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 1.8% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 4.6% against 4.6% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th and Paraguay ranks 65th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. 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 expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.