Current health expenditure in Barbados
Barbados: Current health expenditure was 5.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Barbados is 5.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Barbados peaked at 7.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 121st of 193 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 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 118 Mexico 5.5% compare
- 119 Turkmenistan 5.5% compare
- 120 Suriname 5.4% compare
- 122 Solomon Islands 5.4% compare
- 123 Rwanda 5.1% compare
- 124 Philippines 5.1% 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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Barbados?
- Current health expenditure in Barbados was 5.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for current health expenditure?
- Barbados ranks 121st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.