Domestic general government health expenditure in Paraguay
Paraguay: Domestic general government health expenditure was 21.6% 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 general government expenditure.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 21.6% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Paraguay peaked at 21.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 6th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +6.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 21.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 21.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.0%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.5% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 18.3% | 21.8% | 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 domestic general government health expenditure in Paraguay?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Paraguay was 21.6% 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 21.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Paraguay ranks 6th 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 42.4%. 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.