Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Guyana
Guyana: Total healthcare expenditure gdp was 2.47 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Guyana, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare expenditure gdp in Guyana stood at 2.47. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare expenditure gdp in Guyana peaked at 5.38 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.47, in 2023.
That places Guyana 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.19 | — |
| 2001 | 3.06 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 3.19 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 3.27 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.44 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 3.79 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 3.93 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.28 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 4.2 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.35 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.22 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.17 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.71 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.95 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.02 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 4.02 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.32 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 4.9 | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 4.9 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.38 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 4.64 | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 2.52 | -45.6% |
| 2023 | 2.47 | -2.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 2.47 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.81, 32% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 2.47 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8, 36% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -45.6% | 4.64 | 2.52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.67 | 3.06 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 3.71 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 | 2.47 | 5.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % 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 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare expenditure gdp in Guyana?
- Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Guyana was 2.47 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for total healthcare expenditure gdp?
- Guyana ranks 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare expenditure gdp rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare expenditure gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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