Total health spending per person in Paraguay
Paraguay: Total health spending per person was 1,469 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Paraguay, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total health spending per person in Paraguay is 1,469 current international $, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 99.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Paraguay peaked at 1,469 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 329.43 current international $, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 76th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 417.52 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 387.89 current international $ | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 329.43 current international $ | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 357.03 current international $ | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 379.07 current international $ | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 386.67 current international $ | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 429.69 current international $ | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 460.82 current international $ | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 497.1 current international $ | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 541.54 current international $ | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 595.42 current international $ | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 666.17 current international $ | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 715.48 current international $ | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 736.02 current international $ | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 835.5 current international $ | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 848.44 current international $ | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 889.79 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 923.77 current international $ | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 953.68 current international $ | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1,013 current international $ | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 1,098 current international $ | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 1,238 current international $ | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 1,265 current international $ | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1,469 current international $ | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 418.68 current international $ | 329.43 current international $ | 541.54 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 817.75 current international $ | 595.42 current international $ | 1,013 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,267 current international $ | 1,098 current international $ | 1,469 current international $ | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Paraguay?
- Total health spending per person in Paraguay was 1,469 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,469 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 329.43 current international $ in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for total health spending per person?
- Paraguay ranks 76th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.