Suriname — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Suriname, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Suriname was 5.41% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 8.38% in 2019. The lowest was 3.82% in 2001 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.36% per year.
Suriname ranks 118 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 62%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so Suriname sits below it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 36% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 20%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 22 of 32 economies; Barbados (5.40%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 39% in 2002. That is 6% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 65th of 184 in 2000 → 126th of 188 in 2010 → 112th of 189 in 2020 → 117th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.41% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 5.93% | +0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 5.02% | -1.0 pp |
| 2020 | 6.03% | -2.3 pp |
| 2019 | 8.38% | +1.8 pp |
| 2018 | 6.61% | +1.3 pp |
| 2017 | 5.32% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 5.99% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 5.81% | +1.3 pp |
| 2014 | 4.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 4.49% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 4.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 4.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 4.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 4.75% | -0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 5.22% | -0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 5.86% | +0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 5.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 5.46% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 4.89% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 5.33% | +1.5 pp |
| 2001 | 3.82% | -2.0 pp |
| 2000 | 5.87% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Suriname’s Health spending in 2001?
3.82% (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 Suriname’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -7.9% in total — about 0.4% 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: 5.41%; 2022: 5.93%; 2021: 5.02%; 2020: 6.03%; 2019: 8.38%. 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.