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Health share of government spending — Suriname

Health share of government spending in Suriname in 2023 — 11.55%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2023 11.55% −2.5 pp vs 2022
World rank 82of 192
Period maximum 17.13%2018
Period minimum 6.59%2012

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Suriname, 2000–202351015202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 11.65%2001: 8.52%2002: 11.07%2003: 11.15%2004: 11.68%2005: 10.64%2006: 12.23%2007: 11.44%2008: 10.23%2009: 9.52%2010: 9.47%2011: 8.51%2012: 6.59%2013: 7.03%2014: 6.9%2015: 10.86%2016: 13.71%2017: 11.39%2018: 17.13%2019: 15.05%2020: 13.35%2021: 10.21%2022: 14.05%2023: 11.55%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Suriname 11.55%
World computed 10.81%
Latin America & Caribbean 11.84%
South America computed 13.87%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.98%
Health share of government spending — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.55 −2.5 pp
2022 14.05 +3.84 pp
2021 10.21 −3.14 pp
2020 13.35 −1.7 pp
2019 15.05 −2.08 pp
2018 17.13 +5.73 pp
2017 11.39 −2.31 pp
2016 13.71 +2.85 pp
2015 10.86 +3.96 pp
2014 6.9 −0.13 pp
2013 7.03 +0.44 pp
2012 6.59 −1.92 pp
2011 8.51 −0.96 pp
2010 9.47 −0.06 pp
2009 9.52 −0.71 pp
2008 10.23 −1.21 pp
2007 11.44 −0.79 pp
2006 12.23 +1.59 pp
2005 10.64 −1.04 pp
2004 11.68 +0.52 pp
2003 11.15 +0.08 pp
2002 11.07 +2.56 pp
2001 8.52 −3.13 pp
2000 11.65 —

South America, 2023

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

PY Paraguay 21.57 UY Uruguay 21.38 CL Chile 19.17 AR Argentina 16.35 CO Colombia 16.19 PE Peru 15.95 BO Bolivia 12.03 EC Ecuador 11.87 SR Suriname 11.55 BR Brazil 9.48 GY Guyana 7.31 VE Venezuela 3.63
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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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