External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Guyana
Guyana: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 6.25 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Guyana, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Guyana is 6.25 current US$, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.8% on the previous year and down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Guyana peaked at 31.66 current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0888 current US$, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 87th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0888 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.3834 current US$ | +331.6% |
| 2002 | 1.2 current US$ | +213.5% |
| 2003 | 3.61 current US$ | +200.5% |
| 2004 | 6.73 current US$ | +86.4% |
| 2005 | 12.72 current US$ | +88.9% |
| 2006 | 19.29 current US$ | +51.7% |
| 2007 | 31.21 current US$ | +61.8% |
| 2008 | 29.5 current US$ | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 31.66 current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 31.09 current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 25.26 current US$ | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 18.69 current US$ | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 19.19 current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 12.57 current US$ | -34.5% |
| 2015 | 10.81 current US$ | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 10.51 current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 10.71 current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.38 current US$ | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 8.5 current US$ | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 5.69 current US$ | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 4.96 current US$ | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 17.25 current US$ | +247.8% |
| 2023 | 6.25 current US$ | -63.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 6.25 current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.69 current US$, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) 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 | +331.6% | 0.0888 current US$ | 0.3834 current US$ |
| 2022 | +247.8% | 4.96 current US$ | 17.25 current US$ |
| 2002 | +213.5% | 0.3834 current US$ | 1.2 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.64 current US$ | 0.0888 current US$ | 31.66 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.67 current US$ | 8.5 current US$ | 31.09 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.54 current US$ | 4.96 current US$ | 17.25 current US$ | 4 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Guyana?
- External health expenditure per capita in Guyana was 6.25 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 31.66 current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0888 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Guyana ranks 87th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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.