Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Guyana
Guyana: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 2.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Guyana, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 2.5% for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Guyana peaked at 5.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2023.
That places Guyana 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -45.6% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -2.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 2.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 32% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 2.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 36% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -45.6% | 4.6% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 5.4% | 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)
- 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 current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Guyana?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Guyana was 2.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Guyana ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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