Suriname vs World: External health expenditure per capita, PPP
External health expenditure per capita, PPP over time
- Suriname
- World
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 59.01 current international $ against 11.4 current international $ in World, a difference of 47.61 current international $.
That makes Suriname's figure about 5.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 28th and World ranks 25th of 177 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.22 current international $ | 3.81 current international $ | 26.4 current international $ | Suriname |
| 2010s | 13.87 current international $ | 6.34 current international $ | 7.53 current international $ | Suriname |
| 2020s | 28.13 current international $ | 9.95 current international $ | 18.17 current international $ | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, ppp, Suriname or World?
- Suriname, at 59.01 current international $ against 11.4 current international $ in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita, ppp between Suriname and World?
- 47.61 current international $, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and World?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Suriname and World rank globally for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Suriname ranks 28th and World ranks 25th 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, PPP (current international $). 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 international dollars at purchasing power parity. 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.