DEVELOPMENT DATA


HEALTH EXPENDITURE


Health expenditure per capita on a global purchasing power parity (PPP) basis measured in US dollars increased for most of the past 20 years. However, recently it dipped due to exchange rate fluctuations, particularly US dollar strengthening against most currencies in 2015-16. When comparing the four countries in question (Egypt, Mozambique, Suriname and Viet Nam), a significant difference is noted between Suriname and Mozambique (despite both countries facing some similar types of


tropical diseases), which highlights differences in population sizes, the size of health ministry budgets, and the amount of revenue raised by each government through tax and non-tax means. Clearly, the structure of each economy also influences this measurement – despite the wealth of Mozambique’s resources, the fiscal and export revenues derived from these gas, coal, iron ore, bauxite and agricultural resources are spread thinly over the population when compared with Suriname.


Current health expenditure per capita


PPP (current international $)


1,200 1,100


1,000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0


2000 2005 2010 2015 Data from database: World Bank, World Development Indicators, 09/24/2019 World


Suriname Egypt


Viet Nam Mozambique


53


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