Domestic general government health expenditure in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Domestic general government health expenditure was 2.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Caribbean Small States, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Caribbean Small States stood at 2.9%.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Caribbean Small States peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.
Caribbean Small States ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.2701 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.3742 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Caribbean Small States?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Caribbean Small States was 2.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.