Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Suriname
Suriname: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 62.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Suriname, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Suriname stood at 62.0%.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Suriname peaked at 72.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2011.
Suriname ranks 80th of 193 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.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.4% | — |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | +31.3% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 69.9% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -11.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 62.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 62.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.2% | 43.7% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 40.6% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 62.0% | 69.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Suriname?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Suriname was 62.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2011.
- How does Suriname rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Suriname ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.