Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Saint Lucia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 4.7% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Saint Lucia peaked at 7.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2018.
That places Saint Lucia 131st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +63.4% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 7.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Saint Lucia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Saint Lucia was 4.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2018.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Saint Lucia ranks 131st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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 Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).