Current health expenditure in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Current health expenditure was 4.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Current health expenditure in Saint Lucia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Saint Lucia stood at 4.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Saint Lucia peaked at 7.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2018.
Saint Lucia ranks 130th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Current health expenditure in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +63.4% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 7.0% | 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 -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,807 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0349 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Saint Lucia?
- Current health expenditure in Saint Lucia was 4.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2018.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for current health expenditure?
- Saint Lucia ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.