Healthcare Spending: Guyana
Guyana's healthcare spending is currently 2.467 % of GDP as of 2023. # Guyana Healthcare Spending Guyana allocated 2.
Current (2023)
2.467 % of GDP
-2.3% y/y
Peak (2020)
5.375 % of GDP
Low (2023)
2.467 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
2000–2023 · 24 pts
Healthcare Spending — Guyana
2000 — 2023
Healthcare Spending — Guyana
Analysis# Guyana Healthcare Spending
Guyana allocated 2.467% of its GDP to healthcare in 2023, marking the lowest point in the 24-year dataset. This represents a dramatic decline from the all-time peak of 5.375% in 2020, when pandemic-related health demands drove spending to historically high levels. Since 2000, overall healthcare spending has contracted by 22.6%, reflecting a significant downward shift in the country's health investment priorities.
A sharp reversal occurred between 2020 and 2022, when spending plummeted from 5.375% to 2.525%—a 53% drop in just two years. The preceding period (2014–2020) showed consistently elevated spending between 3.9% and 5.4%, suggesting sustained health sector investment. Current spending levels have stabilized near historic lows, indicating Guyana's healthcare budget may remain constrained relative to previous decades.
Historical Data
24 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.467 % of GDP | -2.30% |
| 2022 | 2.525 % of GDP | -45.62% |
| 2021 | 4.643 % of GDP | -13.62% |
| 2020 | 5.375 % of GDP | +9.63% |
| 2019 | 4.903 % of GDP | -0.04% |
| 2018 | 4.905 % of GDP | +13.57% |
| 2017 | 4.319 % of GDP | +7.49% |
| 2016 | 4.018 % of GDP | -0.12% |
| 2015 | 4.023 % of GDP | +1.90% |
| 2014 | 3.948 % of GDP | +3.84% |
| 2013 | 3.802 % of GDP | +2.54% |
| 2012 | 3.708 % of GDP | -11.12% |
| 2011 | 4.172 % of GDP | -1.11% |
| 2010 | 4.219 % of GDP | -3.03% |
| 2009 | 4.351 % of GDP | +3.55% |
| 2008 | 4.202 % of GDP | -1.85% |
| 2007 | 4.281 % of GDP | +8.90% |
| 2006 | 3.931 % of GDP | +3.61% |
| 2005 | 3.794 % of GDP | +10.35% |
| 2004 | 3.438 % of GDP | +5.17% |
Show all 24 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.269 % of GDP | +2.35% |
| 2002 | 3.194 % of GDP | +4.55% |
| 2001 | 3.055 % of GDP | -4.14% |
| 2000 | 3.187 % of GDP | — |
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