Health spending as a share of total government spending in Grenada
Grenada: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 7.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Grenada, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 7.3% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Grenada peaked at 10.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2022.
That places Grenada 139th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +39.4% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -30.7% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Grenada?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Grenada was 7.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2022.
- How does Grenada rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Grenada ranks 139th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.