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Guyana - Health Spending 2008

Current health expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
4.20% −0.08% from 2007 Global rank: 58th

Guyana's health spending was 4.20% in 2008, decreased +0.08% from 4.28% in 2007. This was the 58th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008
Health Spending by Country - 2008
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Equatorial Guinea 1.23% -13.2%
2nd Qatar 1.64% -20.9%
3rd Oman 1.76% -16.9%
4th Brunei Darussalam 1.88% -3.4%
5th Kuwait 1.92% -0.1%
6th Azerbaijan 2.05% 2.7%
7th Bangladesh 2.12% -2.5%
8th Myanmar 2.12% 4.2%
9th Papua New Guinea 2.14% -11.8%
10th Congo, Republic of 2.24% 17.7%
11th Libya 2.24% -7.2%
12th Indonesia 2.55% -9.8%
13th Pakistan 2.57% -2.1%
14th Benin 2.65% -9.7%
15th Lao PDR 2.77% -11.6%
16th Gabon 2.85% -7.6%
17th United Arab Emirates 2.93% 14.1%
18th Saudi Arabia 2.97% -16.6%
19th Angola 2.98% 12.0%
20th Malaysia 3.01% -2.1%
21st Mauritania 3.01% 4.8%
22nd Kazakhstan 3.03% 11.9%
23rd Iraq 3.07% -4.6%
24th Bahrain 3.07% -2.8%
25th Vanuatu 3.14% 1.0%
26th Bhutan 3.15% -18.0%
27th Chad 3.16% -8.9%
28th Fiji 3.18% -6.7%
29th Singapore 3.19% 12.6%
30th Guinea 3.27% -6.2%
31st Cabo Verde 3.27% -14.9%
32nd Syrian Arab Republic 3.41% -8.7%
33rd Turkmenistan 3.45% 11.7%
34th Thailand 3.46% 8.3%
35th Senegal 3.51% 2.7%
36th Seychelles 3.52% -7.3%
37th India 3.59% 0.2%
38th Djibouti 3.61% -10.9%
39th Trinidad and Tobago 3.66% -11.9%
40th Cameroon 3.66% -3.6%
41st Antigua and Barbuda 3.69% -5.9%
42nd Nigeria 3.70% -5.5%
43rd Ghana 3.73% 0.4%
44th Togo 3.74% 1.7%
45th Haiti 3.76% 3.0%
46th Nepal 3.82% 3.9%
47th China 3.84% 6.1%
48th Sri Lanka 3.85% 0.8%
49th Philippines 3.86% 2.9%
50th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3.89% 1.7%
51st Mauritius 3.94% 11.8%
52nd Algeria 3.98% 10.0%
53rd Central African Republic 4.03% -13.1%
54th Madagascar 4.08% -11.4%
55th Monaco 4.08% 7.1%
56th Mozambique 4.13% 8.8%
57th Côte d'Ivoire 4.14% -1.3%
58th Guyana 4.20% -1.8%
59th Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.31% 10.8%
60th Viet Nam 4.36% -5.8%
61st Egypt, Arab Republic of 4.47% 0.5%
62nd Zambia 4.49% -1.5%
63rd Belize 4.51% 11.3%
64th Peru 4.53% 2.4%
65th Samoa 4.53% -4.5%
66th Mongolia 4.56% 11.8%
67th Dominican Republic 4.56% 11.6%
68th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.61% -1.9%
69th Gambia, The 4.66% -6.0%
70th Uzbekistan 4.70% 3.6%
71st Suriname 4.75% -9.1%
72nd Morocco 4.84% 0.6%
73rd Bahamas, The 4.86% 8.2%
74th Russian Federation 4.90% 3.3%
75th Burkina Faso 4.97% -14.0%
76th Romania 5.02% 0.0%
77th Mali 5.03% -4.3%
78th Paraguay 5.04% 0.3%
79th Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.04% 2.6%
80th Dominica 5.05% 5.4%
81st Comoros 5.07% -6.4%
82nd St. Lucia 5.09% -8.1%
83rd Tunisia 5.16% -0.2%
84th Kenya 5.19% 1.3%
85th Türkiye 5.22% -0.4%
86th Niger 5.25% -3.4%
87th Korea 5.25% 5.8%
88th Belarus 5.29% -7.0%
89th St. Kitts and Nevis 5.31% 10.6%
90th Guinea-Bissau 5.35% 8.7%
91st Grenada 5.39% 2.8%
92nd San Marino 5.41% 6.2%
93rd Sudan 5.42% -4.2%
94th Albania 5.44% -7.0%
95th Mexico 5.45% -1.1%
96th Uganda 5.45% -10.8%
97th Ukraine 5.50% -8.6%
98th Solomon Islands 5.51% -23.4%
99th Ecuador 5.52% -0.6%
100th Tanzania 5.56% -19.3%
101st Sierra Leone 5.60% 5.4%
102nd Cambodia 5.61% 26.8%
103rd Andorra 5.68% 14.9%
104th Barbados 5.74% 6.9%
105th Yemen, Republic of 5.76% -1.0%
106th Latvia 5.87% 0.8%
107th Botswana 5.90% 6.8%
108th Tajikistan 5.91% 6.7%
109th Estonia 5.96% 14.9%
110th São Tomé and Principe 5.97% -14.8%
111th Liberia 6.00% 38.5%
112th Cyprus 6.01% 12.3%
113th Tonga 6.06% 28.0%
114th Guatemala 6.08% -1.8%
115th Malawi 6.11% 12.2%
116th Luxembourg 6.23% 1.2%
117th Bulgaria 6.28% 2.1%
118th Lithuania 6.29% 9.2%
119th Czechia 6.34% 5.8%
120th Poland 6.35% 8.3%
121st Kyrgyz Republic 6.53% -5.9%
122nd North Macedonia 6.55% -0.3%
123rd Eritrea 6.58% 24.6%
124th Armenia 6.64% 20.8%
125th Jamaica 6.66% 7.5%
126th Chile 6.74% 8.5%
127th Panama 6.80% -7.5%
128th Israel 6.81% 2.0%
129th Colombia 6.84% 5.4%
130th Slovak Republic 6.96% -3.0%
131st Timor-Leste 6.97% 23.3%
132nd Hungary 7.09% -1.6%
133rd South Africa 7.15% 3.5%
134th Nicaragua 7.17% 3.0%
135th Costa Rica 7.47% 6.7%
136th Rwanda 7.56% -3.9%
137th Croatia 7.64% 3.3%
138th Lesotho 7.67% 6.1%
139th Burundi 7.74% -15.7%
140th Lebanon 7.82% -8.7%
141st Malta 7.82% -4.4%
142nd Slovenia 7.89% 4.7%
143rd Norway 7.92% -1.3%
144th Brazil 8.01% -2.3%
145th Japan 8.09% 4.0%
146th Uruguay 8.09% 8.4%
147th Sweden 8.23% 3.0%
148th Argentina 8.24% 4.8%
149th Australia 8.25% 2.4%
150th Finland 8.34% 3.2%
151st Iceland 8.34% -0.1%
152nd Palau 8.41% -4.8%
153rd Spain 8.43% 5.9%
154th Georgia 8.44% 13.6%
155th Jordan 8.49% 7.3%
156th El Salvador 8.50% 0.2%
157th Italy 8.50% 4.9%
158th Honduras 8.60% 6.4%
159th New Zealand 8.65% 3.9%
160th Eswatini 8.86% 11.7%
161st Greece 8.95% 5.0%
162nd United Kingdom 9.03% 3.1%
163rd Ireland 9.13% 16.9%
164th Serbia 9.13% 1.2%
165th European Union 9.16% 3.0%
166th Netherlands 9.22% 2.4%
167th Denmark 9.47% 1.8%
168th Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.49% 2.5%
169th Switzerland 9.53% 1.2%
170th Portugal 9.58% 3.6%
171st Canada 9.59% 1.7%
172nd Belgium 9.60% 5.0%
173rd Austria 9.83% 2.4%
174th Germany 10.03% 2.0%
175th Afghanistan 10.26% 3.6%
176th Tuvalu 10.34% -1.1%
177th France 10.51% 1.7%
178th West Bank and Gaza 10.53% 9.8%
179th Namibia 10.68% -6.5%
180th Moldova 10.95% -0.6%
181st Cuba 11.31% 3.2%
182nd Maldives 11.47% 38.1%
183rd Micronesia, Federated States of 12.08% 7.6%
184th Kiribati 13.51% 23.5%
185th United States 15.21% 1.9%
186th Marshall Islands 18.98% 12.8%
187th Nauru 23.00% -5.1%

FAQ

What was Guyana's health spending in 2008?

Guyana's health spending in 2008 was 4.20%. This ranked 58th globally.

How did Guyana's health spending change in 2008?

Guyana's health spending decreased by 1.8% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest health spending in 2008?

Nauru had the highest health spending in 2008 at 23.00%.

What is the health spending of Guyana in 2008?

The health spending of Guyana in 2008 was 4.20%. This ranked 58th globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Guyana's health spending?

Guyana's health spending went from 4.28% in 2007 to 4.20% in 2008, a 1.8% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Guyana matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 2008. Historically: 307 occurrences, 117 successful (38%). Outcome 24 months later: 3.7%. View full analysis →