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.
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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More health data for Suriname
- Population ages 65 and above 8.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 5,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 5,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 5,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 5,421 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 5,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 5,638 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 5,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 5,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 5,412 (2025)
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).