Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Guatemala
Guatemala: Proportion of total government spending on essential … health was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 15.5% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Guatemala peaked at 15.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2003.
That places Guatemala 29th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.9% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +49.5% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +13.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 15.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 15.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.3%, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +49.5% | 8.5% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 7.6% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.2% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More health data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0504 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Guatemala?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Guatemala was 15.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2003.
- How does Guatemala rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Guatemala ranks 29th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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