Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Paraguay
Paraguay: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 55.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Paraguay, 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
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Paraguay is 55.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Paraguay peaked at 55.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2002.
That places Paraguay 99th out of 193 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.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.6% | — |
| 2001 | 34.7% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | +5.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 55.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 55.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 30.8% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 39.0% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 52.8% | 55.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Paraguay?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Paraguay was 55.4% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Paraguay ranks 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.