Domestic general government health expenditure in Paraguay
Paraguay: Domestic general government health expenditure was 4.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Paraguay, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 4.6% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Paraguay peaked at 4.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2002.
That places Paraguay 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +13.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 4.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 4.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 62 Ecuador 4.7% compare
- 63 Hungary 4.7% compare
- 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.7% compare
- 66 Israel 4.6% compare
- 67 Costa Rica 4.6% compare
- 68 Palestine, State of 4.4% compare
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 domestic general government health expenditure in Paraguay?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Paraguay was 4.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Paraguay ranks 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.