Capital health expenditure in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Capital health expenditure was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 38.1% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 96th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -49.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +89.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -58.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +59.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -45.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -31.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +211.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +60.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -36.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +27.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +53.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -55.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -66.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +254.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -78.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +207.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -38.1% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 66% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 60% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4 |
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More health data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,524 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 -3.17 % 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 0.0294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.07 % 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Capital health expenditure in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.1% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for capital health expenditure?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 96th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.