Italy vs Suriname: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Italy
11.4%
in 2023
Suriname
11.5%
in 2023
Italy rank
83rd
Suriname rank
82nd
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Italy
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 11.5% against 11.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 83rd and Suriname ranks 82nd of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 10.8% | 2.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 10.7% | 2.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.3% | 0.2% | 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, Italy or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 11.5% against 11.4% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Italy and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Suriname?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Suriname rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Italy ranks 83rd 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.