External health expenditure per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: External health expenditure per capita was 11.65 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Guatemala, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Guatemala is 11.65 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 134.3% on the previous year and up 122.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Guatemala peaked at 11.65 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.91 current US$, in 2001.
Guatemala ranks 60th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.26 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.91 current US$ | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 2.32 current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 2.94 current US$ | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 3.76 current US$ | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 3.09 current US$ | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 4.89 current US$ | +58.2% |
| 2007 | 4.75 current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.89 current US$ | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 6.3 current US$ | +62.0% |
| 2010 | 4.67 current US$ | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 6.23 current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 8.07 current US$ | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 5.22 current US$ | -35.2% |
| 2014 | 6.06 current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 3.92 current US$ | -35.3% |
| 2016 | 4.06 current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.87 current US$ | -29.2% |
| 2018 | 4.47 current US$ | +55.7% |
| 2019 | 2.42 current US$ | -46.0% |
| 2020 | 2.87 current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 2.77 current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 4.97 current US$ | +79.4% |
| 2023 | 11.65 current US$ | +134.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.61 current US$ | 1.91 current US$ | 6.3 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8 current US$ | 2.42 current US$ | 8.07 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.56 current US$ | 2.77 current US$ | 11.65 current US$ | 4 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,202 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.2426 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3103 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3238 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Guatemala?
- External health expenditure per capita in Guatemala was 11.65 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 11.65 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Guatemala rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 60th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.