External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Guyana
Guyana: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 1.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Guyana, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Guyana stood at 1.2%.
The figure is down 67.6% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Guyana peaked at 24.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 97th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +347.9% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +189.7% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +186.6% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +70.2% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +65.3% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -31.8% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -35.9% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -42.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +252.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -67.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +347.9% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 2022 | +252.1% | 1.1% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 0.1% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 2.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 3.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 94 Maldives 1.5% compare
- 95 Israel 1.4% compare
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3% compare
- 98 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.2% compare
- 99 Luxembourg 1.2% compare
- 100 Viet Nam 1.1% compare
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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Guyana?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Guyana was 1.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Guyana ranks 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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