Capital health expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Capital health expenditure was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Capital health expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 0.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 35.4% on the previous year and up 328.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 31st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +72.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -21.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -22.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +40.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +70.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -46.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +93.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +141.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -46.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -44.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -29.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +58.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +35.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 28 Afghanistan 0.5% compare
- 29 India 0.5% compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 0.5% compare
- 32 Armenia 0.5% compare
- 33 Micronesia (country) 0.4% compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 0.4% compare
More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.35 % 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 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Capital health expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for capital health expenditure?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 328.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.