Belize vs Suriname: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Belize
10.9%
in 2023
Suriname
11.5%
in 2023
Belize rank
85th
Suriname rank
82nd
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Belize
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 11.5% against 10.9% in Belize, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
Belize ranks 85th and Suriname ranks 82nd of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 10.8% | 1.9% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.7% | 1.6% | Belize |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 12.3% | 0.4% | 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, Belize or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 11.5% against 10.9% in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Belize and Suriname?
- 0.6%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Suriname?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Suriname rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Belize ranks 85th 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.