Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Lucia

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Saint Lucia in 2023 — 2.38%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.71 pp.

2023 2.38% +0.13 pp vs 2022
World rank 119of 192
Period maximum 3.03%2020
Period minimum 1.56%2007

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Lucia, 2000–20231.522.533.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.67%2001: 1.79%2002: 1.83%2003: 1.64%2004: 1.57%2005: 1.6%2006: 1.56%2007: 1.56%2008: 1.61%2009: 1.82%2010: 1.82%2011: 1.82%2012: 2.04%2013: 2.08%2014: 1.91%2015: 1.99%2016: 1.96%2017: 2.04%2018: 1.98%2019: 2.08%2020: 3.03%2021: 2.75%2022: 2.26%2023: 2.38%
Change over the period: +0.71 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia 2.38%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.38 +0.13 pp
2022 2.26 −0.49 pp
2021 2.75 −0.27 pp
2020 3.03 +0.95 pp
2019 2.08 +0.1 pp
2018 1.98 −0.06 pp
2017 2.04 +0.08 pp
2016 1.96 −0.03 pp
2015 1.99 +0.08 pp
2014 1.91 −0.16 pp
2013 2.08 +0.04 pp
2012 2.04 +0.22 pp
2011 1.82 +0 pp
2010 1.82 −0 pp
2009 1.82 +0.21 pp
2008 1.61 +0.05 pp
2007 1.56 −0 pp
2006 1.56 −0.04 pp
2005 1.6 +0.03 pp
2004 1.57 −0.07 pp
2003 1.64 −0.19 pp
2002 1.83 +0.04 pp
2001 1.79 +0.11 pp
2000 1.67

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.