Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP in Suriname
Suriname: Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP was 3.35 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.35
Change on year
down 19.2%
World rank
18th
of 32 countries
All-time high
6.09
in 2019
All-time low
1.76
in 2012
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP in Suriname, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp in Suriname stood at 3.35.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp in Suriname peaked at 6.09 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.76, in 2012.
Suriname ranks 18th of 32 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.
Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.84 | — |
| 2001 | 1.86 | -34.6% |
| 2002 | 2.46 | +32.2% |
| 2003 | 2.14 | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 2.43 | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 2.36 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.72 | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 2.58 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 2.1 | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 2.29 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.99 | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 1.79 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.76 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.89 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.88 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.16 | +68.6% |
| 2016 | 3.71 | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 3.1 | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 4.48 | +44.5% |
| 2019 | 6.09 | +36.0% |
| 2020 | 4.03 | -33.8% |
| 2021 | 3.27 | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 4.15 | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 3.35 | -19.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 3.35 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.47, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 3.35 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.47, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.38 | 1.86 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 | 1.76 | 6.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7 | 3.27 | 4.15 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 15 Trinidad and Tobago 3.64 compare
- 16 Peru 3.58 compare
- 17 Dominica 3.36 compare
- 19 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.11 compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.07 compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 2.95 compare
More health data for Suriname
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp in Suriname?
- Domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp in Suriname was 3.35 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 in 2019.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 in 2012.
- How does Suriname rank for domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp?
- Suriname ranks 18th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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