External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Barbados
Barbados: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Barbados is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 30.1% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Barbados peaked at 3.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 103rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.1% | — |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -33.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +28.8% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +57.8% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -87.7% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +388.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -39.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -26.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +30.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +388.5% | 0.4% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 100 Viet Nam 1.1% compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 1.0% compare
- 102 El Salvador 0.9% compare
- 104 Albania 0.9% compare
- 105 Dominican Republic 0.9% compare
- 106 Georgia 0.8% 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % 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 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % 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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Barbados?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Barbados was 0.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Barbados ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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