Barbados vs Bhutan: Capital health expenditure
Barbados
0.5%
in 2023
Bhutan
0.6%
in 2020
Barbados rank
22nd
Bhutan rank
21st
Capital health expenditure over time
- Barbados
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 22nd and Bhutan ranks 21st of 128 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Barbados or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Barbados and Bhutan?
- 0.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bhutan?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Barbados and Bhutan rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Barbados ranks 22nd and Bhutan ranks 21st of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.