Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Guyana
Guyana: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 132.96 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Guyana, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 132.96 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Guyana peaked at 132.96 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.11, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 91st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.11 | — |
| 2001 | 25.4 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 26.21 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 26.23 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 27.74 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 29.97 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 34.71 | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 41.5 | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 49 | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 49.35 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 56.53 | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 64.79 | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 78.53 | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 80.2 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 77.67 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 76.5 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 70.62 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 76.96 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 100.07 | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 110.01 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 82.08 | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 126.78 | +54.5% |
| 2022 | 113.85 | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 132.96 | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.52 | 25.11 | 49.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.19 | 56.53 | 110.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.92 | 82.08 | 132.96 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Guyana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,028 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Guyana?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Guyana was 132.96 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 132.96 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.11 in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Guyana ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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