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.
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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More health data for Saint Lucia
- Population, female 91,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1,229 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1,180 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,109 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1,059 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 13.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1,072 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,042 (2025)
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).