Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Annual healthcare expenditure per capita was 1,143 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,143
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
95th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1,658
in 2019
All-time low
323.74
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Suriname, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Suriname stood at 1,143.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Suriname peaked at 1,658 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 323.74, in 2001.
Suriname ranks 95th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 487.98 | — |
| 2001 | 323.74 | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 468.89 | +44.8% |
| 2003 | 460.84 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 561.19 | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 569.32 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 677.37 | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 644.62 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 614.88 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 660.6 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 655.94 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 657.52 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 696.62 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 777.06 | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 803.53 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 960.88 | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 867.48 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 935.09 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 1,179 | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 1,658 | +40.5% |
| 2020 | 1,023 | -38.3% |
| 2021 | 918.61 | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 1,138 | +23.8% |
| 2023 | 1,143 | +0.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1,143 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,172, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1,143 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,228, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 546.94 | 323.74 | 677.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 919.12 | 655.94 | 1,658 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,055 | 918.61 | 1,143 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Suriname?
- Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Suriname was 1,143 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1,658 in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 323.74 in 2001.
- How does Suriname rank for annual healthcare expenditure per capita?
- Suriname ranks 95th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual healthcare expenditure per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual healthcare expenditure per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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