Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Suriname
Suriname: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 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, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Suriname stood at 5.4%.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Suriname peaked at 8.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2001.
That places Suriname 121st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -34.9% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +39.4% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +28.5% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +26.9% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Suriname?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Suriname was 5.4% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2001.
- How does Suriname rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Suriname ranks 121st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 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).