Capital health expenditure in Guyana
Guyana: Capital health expenditure was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Guyana, 2008–2023
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
In 2023, capital health expenditure in Guyana stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 30.9% on the previous year and up 495.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Guyana peaked at 0.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Guyana ranks 13th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -43.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -53.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +61.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -45.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +88.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -51.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -83.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +1167.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +91.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8% compare
- 11 Philippines 0.8% compare
- 12 Lesotho 0.8% compare
- 14 Nepal 0.7% compare
- 15 Marshall Islands 0.7% compare
- 16 Ukraine 0.7% compare
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % 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 Guyana?
- Capital health expenditure in Guyana was 0.7% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Guyana rank for capital health expenditure?
- Guyana ranks 13th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 495.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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.