St. Lucia — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for St. Lucia, 2000–2023.
Health spending for St. Lucia was 4.73% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 7.01% in 2020. The lowest was 4.27% in 2018 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.12% per year.
St. Lucia ranks 128 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 68%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so St. Lucia sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 33% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 7%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 25 of 32 economies; Grenada (4.65%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 63% in 2020. That is 5% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 92nd of 184 in 2000 → 114th of 188 in 2010 → 91st of 189 in 2020 → 127th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 4.75% | -1.5 pp |
| 2021 | 6.26% | -0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 7.01% | +2.7 pp |
| 2019 | 4.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 4.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 4.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 4.68% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 5.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 5.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 5.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 5.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 5.09% | -0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 5.54% | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 5.13% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 4.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 4.77% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 5.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 5.39% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 5.12% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 4.87% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Lucia’s Health spending in 2001?
5.12% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is St. Lucia’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -2.8% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.73%; 2022: 4.75%; 2021: 6.26%; 2020: 7.01%; 2019: 4.29%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.