Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Guyana
Guyana: Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors was 840,000 millions of constant united states dollars in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Guyana, 2010–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of constant united states dollars.
Analysis
In 2024, net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Guyana stood at 840,000 millions of constant united states dollars. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.8% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Guyana peaked at 5.65 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2010 and was at its lowest, 840,000 millions of constant united states dollars, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 120th of 145 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Guyana, year by year
| Year | millions of constant united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.65 million millions of constant united states dollars | — |
| 2011 | 2.80 million millions of constant united states dollars | -50.4% |
| 2012 | 3.23 million millions of constant united states dollars | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 930,000 millions of constant united states dollars | -71.2% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million millions of constant united states dollars | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 2.02 million millions of constant united states dollars | +65.6% |
| 2016 | 2.43 million millions of constant united states dollars | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 4.05 million millions of constant united states dollars | +66.7% |
| 2018 | 2.91 million millions of constant united states dollars | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 1.85 million millions of constant united states dollars | -36.4% |
| 2020 | 1.59 million millions of constant united states dollars | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 2.94 million millions of constant united states dollars | +84.9% |
| 2022 | 2.50 million millions of constant united states dollars | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 2.20 million millions of constant united states dollars | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 840,000 millions of constant united states dollars | -61.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 840,000 millions of constant united states dollars is above the median for high income countries, which is 150,000 millions of constant united states dollars, 5.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 840,000 millions of constant united states dollars is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.92 million millions of constant united states dollars, 44% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.71 million millions of constant united states dollars | 930,000 millions of constant united states dollars | 5.65 million millions of constant united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 million millions of constant united states dollars | 840,000 millions of constant united states dollars | 2.94 million millions of constant united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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- 118 Morocco 900,000 millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 119 Marshall Islands 880,000 millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 121 Saint Helena 610,000 millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 122 Grenada 530,000 millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 123 Belize 490,000 millions of constant united states dollars compare
More science & technology data for Guyana
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.56 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 924,876 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.38 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.24 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 8.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 49.61 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Guyana?
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Guyana was 840,000 millions of constant united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.65 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2010.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 840,000 millions of constant united states dollars in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors?
- Guyana ranks 120th out of 145 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors, net disbursement, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars).