Health spending as a share of total government spending in Guyana
Guyana: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 7.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Guyana, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Guyana is 7.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Guyana peaked at 13.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2006.
That places Guyana 137th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -33.6% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 7.3% | 13.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Guyana?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Guyana was 7.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2006.
- How does Guyana rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Guyana ranks 137th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.