Health spending as a share of total government spending in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 7.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 7.9% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 11.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2007.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 131st of 195 countries on this measure, 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +28.5% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.2% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 7.9% | 10.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 7.9% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2007.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 131st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.