Capital health expenditure in Guatemala
Guatemala: Capital health expenditure was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Guatemala, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital health expenditure in Guatemala is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Guatemala peaked at 0.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Guatemala ranks 98th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -27.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +40.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +122.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -42.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -55.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -51.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +58.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 95 Mali 0.1% compare
- 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1% compare
- 97 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1% compare
- 99 Myanmar 0.1% compare
- 100 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
- 101 Monaco 0.1% compare
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Guatemala?
- Capital health expenditure in Guatemala was 0.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Guatemala rank for capital health expenditure?
- Guatemala ranks 98th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.