Capital health expenditure in Barbados
Barbados: Capital health expenditure was 0.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Barbados, 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
In 2023, capital health expenditure in Barbados stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 354.5% on the previous year and up 605.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Barbados peaked at 0.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
That places Barbados 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -30.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -50.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +79.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -45.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +43.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +46.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -48.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +43.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -52.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +145.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +111.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -79.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +66.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +354.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 19 United States of America 0.6% compare
- 20 Kiribati 0.6% compare
- 21 Bhutan 0.6% compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5% compare
- 24 Canada 0.5% compare
- 25 Timor-Leste 0.5% compare
More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % 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 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % 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 Barbados?
- Capital health expenditure in Barbados was 0.5% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Barbados rank for capital health expenditure?
- Barbados ranks 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 605.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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.