External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Barbados
Barbados: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 11.25 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Barbados is 11.25 current US$, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 28.5% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Barbados peaked at 40.18 current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 64th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 14.32 current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 14.78 current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 11.48 current US$ | -22.4% |
| 2005 | 11.38 current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 15.69 current US$ | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 20.5 current US$ | +30.7% |
| 2008 | 35.24 current US$ | +71.9% |
| 2009 | 40.18 current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 25.57 current US$ | -36.3% |
| 2011 | 35 current US$ | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 4.8 current US$ | -86.3% |
| 2013 | 22.58 current US$ | +370.1% |
| 2014 | 26.45 current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 19.66 current US$ | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 19.83 current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 23.65 current US$ | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 14.13 current US$ | -40.3% |
| 2019 | 10.37 current US$ | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 9.33 current US$ | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 9.29 current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.75 current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 11.25 current US$ | +28.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 11.25 current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.69 current US$, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) 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 | +370.1% | 4.8 current US$ | 22.58 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.36 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 40.18 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.21 current US$ | 4.8 current US$ | 35 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.66 current US$ | 8.75 current US$ | 11.25 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Barbados?
- External health expenditure per capita in Barbados was 11.25 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 40.18 current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Barbados ranks 64th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.