Suriname vs Tanzania: External health expenditure per capita (current US$)
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) over time
- Suriname
- Tanzania
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 15.34 current US$ against 14.27 current US$ in Tanzania, a difference of 1.07 current US$.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 45th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.48 current US$ | 8.54 current US$ | 3.94 current US$ | Suriname |
| 2010s | 7.2 current US$ | 16.32 current US$ | 9.12 current US$ | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 8.13 current US$ | 14.79 current US$ | 6.65 current US$ | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, Suriname or Tanzania?
- Suriname, at 15.34 current US$ against 14.27 current US$ in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita between Suriname and Tanzania?
- 1.07 current US$, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Tanzania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Suriname and Tanzania rank globally for external health expenditure per capita?
- Suriname ranks 45th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.