Current health expenditure per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Current health expenditure per capita was 1,286 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1,286 current US$ for current health expenditure per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Barbados peaked at 1,392 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 622.48 current US$, in 2000.
That places Barbados 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 622.48 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 643.12 current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 689.31 current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 808.06 current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 942.38 current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 963.08 current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1,028 current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1,043 current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,137 current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 1,164 current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1,114 current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1,163 current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1,295 current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 1,246 current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,175 current US$ | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 1,155 current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,181 current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,182 current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,169 current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,168 current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,234 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 1,392 current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 1,302 current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 1,286 current US$ | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 904.08 current US$ | 622.48 current US$ | 1,164 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,185 current US$ | 1,114 current US$ | 1,295 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,304 current US$ | 1,234 current US$ | 1,392 current US$ | 4 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,453 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1709 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.0422 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5205 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Barbados?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Barbados was 1,286 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,392 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 622.48 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Barbados ranks 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.