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Health share of government spending — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Health share of government spending in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2023 — 7.89%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.79 pp.

2023 7.89% −0.81 pp vs 2022
World rank 129of 192
Period maximum 11.68%2000
Period minimum 7.86%2007

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–20237891011122000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 11.68%2001: 11.24%2002: 10.87%2003: 10.12%2004: 9.93%2005: 9.01%2006: 8.33%2007: 7.86%2008: 8.15%2009: 8.07%2010: 8.21%2011: 8.16%2012: 10.48%2013: 9.07%2014: 8.33%2015: 9.15%2016: 9.56%2017: 10.11%2018: 10.65%2019: 9.85%2020: 9.97%2021: 9.6%2022: 8.7%2023: 7.89%
Change over the period: −3.79 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.89%
World computed 10.81%
Latin America & Caribbean 11.84%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.98%
Health share of government spending — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by year Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.89 −0.81 pp
2022 8.7 −0.9 pp
2021 9.6 −0.37 pp
2020 9.97 +0.11 pp
2019 9.85 −0.79 pp
2018 10.65 +0.54 pp
2017 10.11 +0.55 pp
2016 9.56 +0.4 pp
2015 9.15 +0.83 pp
2014 8.33 −0.75 pp
2013 9.07 −1.41 pp
2012 10.48 +2.32 pp
2011 8.16 −0.05 pp
2010 8.21 +0.14 pp
2009 8.07 −0.09 pp
2008 8.15 +0.29 pp
2007 7.86 −0.47 pp
2006 8.33 −0.68 pp
2005 9.01 −0.92 pp
2004 9.93 −0.19 pp
2003 10.12 −0.74 pp
2002 10.87 −0.37 pp
2001 11.24 −0.44 pp
2000 11.68 —

Caribbean, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 19.98 JM Jamaica 15.86 DO Dominican Republic 15.41 BS Bahamas 13.48 AG Antigua and Barbuda 12.28 TT Trinidad and Tobago 11.07 LC Saint Lucia 9.79 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.89 BB Barbados 7.81 GD Grenada 7.27 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.19 DM Dominica 5.03 HT Haiti 4.56
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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

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