Barbados vs Philippines: Current health expenditure
Barbados
5.4%
in 2023
Philippines
5.1%
in 2023
Barbados rank
121st
Philippines rank
124th
Current health expenditure over time
- Barbados
- Philippines
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 5.4% against 5.1% in Philippines, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 121st and Philippines ranks 124th of 193 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.4% | 2.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.0% | 2.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 1.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Barbados or Philippines?
- Barbados, at 5.4% against 5.1% in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Barbados and Philippines?
- 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Philippines?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Philippines rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Barbados ranks 121st and Philippines ranks 124th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current 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 current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.