Health spending as a share of total government spending in Suriname
Suriname: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 11.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Suriname, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Suriname stood at 11.5%.
The figure is down 17.8% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Suriname peaked at 17.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2012.
Suriname ranks 82nd of 195 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.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +57.4% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +50.3% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -23.6% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +37.7% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 8.5% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 6.6% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 10.2% | 14.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Suriname?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Suriname was 11.5% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2012.
- How does Suriname rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Suriname ranks 82nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.