Barbados vs Turkmenistan: Current health expenditure
Barbados
5.4%
in 2023
Turkmenistan
5.5%
in 2023
Barbados rank
121st
Turkmenistan rank
119th
Current health expenditure over time
- Barbados
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 5.5% against 5.4% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 121st and Turkmenistan ranks 119th of 193 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.4% | 1.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 1.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 0.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Barbados or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Barbados and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Turkmenistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Turkmenistan rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Barbados ranks 121st and Turkmenistan ranks 119th 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.