External health expenditure channeled through government in Guatemala
Guatemala: External health expenditure channeled through government was 55.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Guatemala, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Guatemala stood at 55.6%.
That represents a change of up 386.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Guatemala peaked at 80.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2022.
Guatemala ranks 55th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.0% | — |
| 2001 | 73.4% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | -34.9% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | -46.9% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | +101.6% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | -36.3% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | +37.7% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 55.9% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | -34.3% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -58.1% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | +160.3% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -50.9% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +66.5% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -43.7% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | +386.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 55.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 55.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 2.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +386.5% | 11.4% | 55.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.8% | 27.7% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 12.2% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 11.4% | 55.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % 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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Guatemala?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Guatemala was 55.6% in 2023, according to Computed using 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 external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2022.
- How does Guatemala rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Guatemala ranks 55th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using 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 External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.