Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Guyana
Guyana: Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) 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 (% of GDP) 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% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 3.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1167.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
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
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0491 units per person (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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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.