Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Grenada

Grenada: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.7%
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
133rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
6.2%
in 2002
All-time low
4.4%
in 2016
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Grenada, 2000–2023

02462000201120232000: 5.4 %2001: 5.6 %2002: 6.2 %2003: 5.3 %2004: 5.4 %2005: 5.1 %2006: 5.1 %2007: 5.2 %2008: 5.4 %2009: 5.4 %2010: 5.4 %2011: 5.8 %2012: 5.8 %2013: 5.6 %2014: 4.8 %2015: 4.6 %2016: 4.4 %2017: 4.7 %2018: 4.6 %2019: 4.9 %2020: 5.3 %2021: 5.3 %2022: 5 %2023: 4.7 %

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 Grenada stood at 4.7%.

That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Grenada peaked at 6.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2016.

Grenada ranks 133rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.4% 5.1% 6.2% 10
2010s 5.1% 4.4% 5.8% 10
2020s 5.1% 4.7% 5.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Grenada?
Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Grenada 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 Grenada?
The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2002.
What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Grenada?
The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2016.
How does Grenada rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
Grenada ranks 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Grenada?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Grenada 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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About this data

Indicator
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,588 data points, 2000–2023
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).