Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ in Barbados

Barbados: Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ was 1,286 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,286
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
56th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,392
in 2021
All-time low
622.48
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ in Barbados, 2000–2023

05001.0k1.5k2000201120232000: 622.52001: 643.12002: 689.32003: 808.12004: 942.42005: 963.12006: 1.0k2007: 1.0k2008: 1.1k2009: 1.2k2010: 1.1k2011: 1.2k2012: 1.3k2013: 1.2k2014: 1.2k2015: 1.2k2016: 1.2k2017: 1.2k2018: 1.2k2019: 1.2k2020: 1.2k2021: 1.4k2022: 1.3k2023: 1.3k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2023, current health expenditure (che) per capita in us$ in Barbados stood at 1,286.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) per capita in us$ in Barbados peaked at 1,392 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 622.48, in 2000.

Barbados ranks 56th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ in Barbados, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 622.48
2001 643.12 +3.3%
2002 689.31 +7.2%
2003 808.06 +17.2%
2004 942.38 +16.6%
2005 963.08 +2.2%
2006 1,028 +6.8%
2007 1,043 +1.5%
2008 1,137 +8.9%
2009 1,164 +2.4%
2010 1,114 -4.3%
2011 1,163 +4.4%
2012 1,295 +11.3%
2013 1,246 -3.8%
2014 1,175 -5.7%
2015 1,155 -1.8%
2016 1,181 +2.3%
2017 1,182 +0.1%
2018 1,169 -1.1%
2019 1,168 -0.1%
2020 1,234 +5.7%
2021 1,392 +12.7%
2022 1,302 -6.4%
2023 1,286 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 904.08 622.48 1,164 10
2010s 1,185 1,114 1,295 10
2020s 1,304 1,234 1,392 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 53 Argentina 1,457 compare
  2. 54 Hungary 1,420 compare
  3. 55 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,295 compare
  4. 57 Trinidad and Tobago 1,276 compare
  5. 58 Bulgaria 1,258 compare
  6. 59 Cuba 1,199 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is current health expenditure (che) per capita in us$ in Barbados?
Current health expenditure (che) per capita in us$ in Barbados was 1,286 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest current health expenditure (che) per capita in us$ recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1,392 in 2021.
What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) per capita in us$ recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 622.48 in 2000.
How does Barbados rank for current health expenditure (che) per capita in us$?
Barbados ranks 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is current health expenditure (che) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
206 places, 4,849 data points, 2000–2023
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