Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 6.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Guatemala, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 6.8% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Guatemala peaked at 7.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 90th of 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 4 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1528 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1575 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Guatemala?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Guatemala was 6.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Guatemala ranks 90th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).