Barbados vs Equatorial Guinea: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Barbados
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Barbados ranks 103rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 5.2% | 3.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Barbados or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Barbados and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Equatorial Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Barbados ranks 103rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.