External health expenditure in Guatemala
Guatemala: External health expenditure was 3.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure in Guatemala, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure in Guatemala is 3.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 129.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Guatemala peaked at 4.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2021.
That places Guatemala 83rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -29.4% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +40.6% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +68.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -28.4% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -34.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -39.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -34.3% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +55.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -48.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +68.9% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +129.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 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)
- 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 in Guatemala?
- External health expenditure in Guatemala was 3.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- How does Guatemala rank for external health expenditure?
- Guatemala ranks 83rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.