Belarus vs Suriname: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Belarus
11.7%
in 2023
Suriname
11.5%
in 2023
Belarus rank
79th
Suriname rank
82nd
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Belarus
- Suriname
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 11.7% against 11.5% in Suriname, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 79th and Suriname ranks 82nd of 195 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 10.8% | 1.7% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 10.7% | 1.3% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.3% | 0.1% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Belarus or Suriname?
- Belarus, at 11.7% against 11.5% in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Belarus and Suriname?
- 0.2%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Suriname?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Suriname rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Belarus ranks 79th and Suriname ranks 82nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.