Capital health expenditure in Paraguay
Paraguay: Capital health expenditure was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay is 0.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Paraguay peaked at 0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
That places Paraguay 73rd out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +40.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +45.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -27.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +33.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -39.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +35.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -38.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +44.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -24.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % 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 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % 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 Paraguay?
- Capital health expenditure in Paraguay was 0.2% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Paraguay rank for capital health expenditure?
- Paraguay ranks 73rd out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.