Total health spending per person in Barbados
Barbados: Total health spending per person was 1,153 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total health spending per person in Barbados is 1,153 current international $, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Barbados peaked at 1,375 current international $ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 803.83 current international $, in 2000.
That places Barbados 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 803.83 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 830.45 current international $ | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 895.8 current international $ | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 1,059 current international $ | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 1,198 current international $ | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 1,184 current international $ | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1,252 current international $ | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1,202 current international $ | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1,310 current international $ | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 1,375 current international $ | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1,121 current international $ | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 1,152 current international $ | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1,220 current international $ | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1,162 current international $ | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 1,082 current international $ | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 1,085 current international $ | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,116 current international $ | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,074 current international $ | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1,082 current international $ | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,065 current international $ | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,065 current international $ | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,167 current international $ | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 1,162 current international $ | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,153 current international $ | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,111 current international $ | 803.83 current international $ | 1,375 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,116 current international $ | 1,065 current international $ | 1,220 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,137 current international $ | 1,065 current international $ | 1,167 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 91 Republic of Moldova 1,181 current international $ compare
- 92 El Salvador 1,176 current international $ compare
- 93 Dominican Republic 1,169 current international $ compare
- 95 Suriname 1,143 current international $ compare
- 96 Tunisia 1,113 current international $ compare
- 97 Mongolia 1,109 current international $ compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0188 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0139 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Barbados?
- Total health spending per person in Barbados was 1,153 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,375 current international $ in 2009.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 803.83 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for total health spending per person?
- Barbados ranks 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.