Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guatemala
Guatemala: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 35.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guatemala, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guatemala stood at 35.8%.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guatemala peaked at 38.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2005.
Guatemala ranks 141st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.4% | — |
| 2001 | 32.6% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 35.8% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 30.6% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 33.4% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 34.5% | 38.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guatemala?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Guatemala was 35.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2005.
- How does Guatemala rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Guatemala ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.