Barbados vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Barbados
7.8%
in 2023
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
7.9%
in 2023
Barbados rank
132nd
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
131st
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Barbados
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 7.9% against 7.8% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 132nd and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 131st of 195 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.5% | 2.2% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.4% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 0.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Barbados or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 7.9% against 7.8% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.1%, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Barbados ranks 132nd and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 131st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.