External health expenditure channeled through government in Suriname
Suriname: External health expenditure channeled through government was 88.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Suriname, 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
The most recent figure for external health expenditure channeled through government in Suriname is 88.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Suriname peaked at 95.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Suriname 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | — |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +160.0% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | -36.9% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | +36.2% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | +65.3% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -41.9% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +55.6% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | +53.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 88.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 88.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 0.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 33.9% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 57.8% | 89.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 16 Sri Lanka 92.0% compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 89.5% compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 89.4% compare
- 20 Senegal 86.4% compare
- 21 North Macedonia 85.9% compare
- 22 Tunisia 85.4% 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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Suriname?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Suriname was 88.4% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Suriname rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Suriname ranks 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.