Capital health expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Capital health expenditure was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital health expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.8% on the previous year and down 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 127th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -46.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +74.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -62.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +169.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -78.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +139.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +58.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +204.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -96.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +316.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -74.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +641.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -73.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -75.8% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +641.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0772 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,555 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2219 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Capital health expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for capital health expenditure?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 127th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.