External health expenditure per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: External health expenditure per capita was 0.1664 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Paraguay, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Paraguay stood at 0.1664 current US$.
That represents a change of up 174.1% on the previous year and down 92.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Paraguay peaked at 3.06 current US$ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0156 current US$, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 142nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 current US$ | 0.6375 current US$ | 3.06 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 current US$ | 0.0263 current US$ | 2.73 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3884 current US$ | 0.0156 current US$ | 1.31 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 139 Uzbekistan 0.2003 current US$ compare
- 140 Brazil 0.1901 current US$ compare
- 141 Philippines 0.1731 current US$ compare
- 143 Costa Rica 0.1289 current US$ compare
- 144 Algeria 0.0851 current US$ compare
- 145 Colombia 0.0764 current US$ compare
More health data for Paraguay
- Age dependency ratio 54.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 59,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 62,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 60,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 64,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 61,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 65,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 63,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 69,000 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 64,998 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Paraguay?
- External health expenditure per capita in Paraguay was 0.1664 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 current US$ in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0156 current US$ in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 142nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.