Guyana — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Guyana, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Guyana was 2.47% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.38% in 2020. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.11% per year.
Guyana ranks 185 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 98%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so Guyana sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 54% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 35%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 32 of 32 economies; Haiti (3.19%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 46% in 2022. That is 40% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 156th of 184 in 2000 → 140th of 188 in 2010 → 129th of 189 in 2020 → 184th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 2.52% | -2.1 pp |
| 2021 | 4.64% | -0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 5.38% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 4.32% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 4.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 4.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 3.71% | -0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 4.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 4.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 4.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 4.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 3.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.79% | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 3.44% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 3.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 3.19% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guyana’s Health spending in 2001?
3.06% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guyana’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -22.6% in total — about 1.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 2.47%; 2022: 2.52%; 2021: 4.64%; 2020: 5.38%; 2019: 4.9%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.