Healthcare Spending: Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia's healthcare spending is currently 4.73 % of GDP as of 2023. # Saint Lucia Healthcare Spending Saint Lucia allocated 4.

Current (2023)

4.73 % of GDP

-0.4% y/y

Peak (2020)

7.01 % of GDP

Low (2018)

4.273 % of GDP

Source

World Bank World Development Indicators

2000–2023 · 24 pts

Healthcare Spending — Saint Lucia

2000 — 2023

Healthcare Spending — Saint Lucia

Analysis# Saint Lucia Healthcare Spending Saint Lucia allocated 4.73% of its GDP to healthcare in 2023, representing a modest recovery from 2022's 4.748%. Since 2000, the country's healthcare spending has declined 2.8%, fluctuating between a low of 4.273% in 2018 and a dramatic peak of 7.01% in 2020. The 2020 spike reflects pandemic-related healthcare demands, with spending remaining elevated at 6.262% in 2021 before settling closer to pre-pandemic levels. The most significant trend emerged during 2014–2018, when Saint Lucia reduced healthcare spending from 4.684% to 4.273%—a steady contraction lasting four years. The COVID-19 pandemic reversed this trajectory, temporarily doubling investment priorities. Current spending of 4.73% suggests stabilization near historical norms, slightly above 2018's minimum but well below the exceptional 2020–2021 period.

Historical Data

24 Rows

Year	Value	Change %
2023	4.73 % of GDP	-0.38%
2022	4.748 % of GDP	-24.18%
2021	6.262 % of GDP	-10.67%
2020	7.01 % of GDP	+63.37%
2019	4.291 % of GDP	+0.42%
2018	4.273 % of GDP	-4.11%
2017	4.456 % of GDP	-1.22%
2016	4.511 % of GDP	-1.49%
2015	4.579 % of GDP	-2.24%
2014	4.684 % of GDP	-7.63%
2013	5.071 % of GDP	+2.96%
2012	4.925 % of GDP	-2.69%
2011	5.061 % of GDP	+0.20%
2010	5.051 % of GDP	-3.68%
2009	5.244 % of GDP	+3.01%
2008	5.091 % of GDP	-8.14%
2007	5.542 % of GDP	+8.09%
2006	5.127 % of GDP	+5.49%
2005	4.86 % of GDP	+1.93%
2004	4.768 % of GDP	-9.02%