Gabon vs Suriname: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Gabon
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 5.2% against 4.4% in Gabon, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
Gabon ranks 76th and Suriname ranks 74th of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 5.5% | 3.4% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.0% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 2.6% | 3.1% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Gabon or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 5.2% against 4.4% in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Gabon and Suriname?
- 0.8%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Suriname?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Suriname rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Gabon ranks 76th and Suriname ranks 74th 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 (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.