External health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: External health expenditure channeled through government was 13.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 13.7% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
That represents a change of down 44.6% on the previous year and down 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 115th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 50.0% | — |
| 2007 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +75.1% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +100.5% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -74.7% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | +236.3% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -64.3% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -44.6% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 13.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 29% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 13.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 71% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +236.3% | 21.9% | 73.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 21.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 13.7% | 73.7% | 4 |
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More health data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,524 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.17 % 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 0.0294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 13.7% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 115th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.