Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Lucia

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Saint Lucia in 2023 — 4.73%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.14 pp.

2023 4.73% −0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 129of 192
Period maximum 7.01%2020
Period minimum 4.27%2018

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Lucia, 2000–2023456782000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.87%2001: 5.12%2002: 5.39%2003: 5.24%2004: 4.77%2005: 4.86%2006: 5.13%2007: 5.54%2008: 5.09%2009: 5.24%2010: 5.05%2011: 5.06%2012: 4.93%2013: 5.07%2014: 4.68%2015: 4.58%2016: 4.51%2017: 4.46%2018: 4.27%2019: 4.29%2020: 7.01%2021: 6.26%2022: 4.75%2023: 4.73%
Change over the period: −0.14 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Saint Lucia 4.73%
World 10.06%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.73 −0.02 pp
2022 4.75 −1.51 pp
2021 6.26 −0.75 pp
2020 7.01 +2.72 pp
2019 4.29 +0.02 pp
2018 4.27 −0.18 pp
2017 4.46 −0.06 pp
2016 4.51 −0.07 pp
2015 4.58 −0.1 pp
2014 4.68 −0.39 pp
2013 5.07 +0.15 pp
2012 4.93 −0.14 pp
2011 5.06 +0.01 pp
2010 5.05 −0.19 pp
2009 5.24 +0.15 pp
2008 5.09 −0.45 pp
2007 5.54 +0.41 pp
2006 5.13 +0.27 pp
2005 4.86 +0.09 pp
2004 4.77 −0.47 pp
2003 5.24 −0.15 pp
2002 5.39 +0.27 pp
2001 5.12 +0.26 pp
2000 4.87

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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