Health spending as a share of total government spending in Paraguay
Paraguay: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 21.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Paraguay, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 21.6% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Paraguay peaked at 21.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2002.
That places Paraguay 6th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.5% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 18.3% | 21.8% | 4 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 83 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Paraguay?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Paraguay was 21.6% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Paraguay ranks 6th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.