External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 7.75 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Caribbean Small States, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 7.75 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Caribbean Small States peaked at 13.67 current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.47 current US$, in 2001.
That places Caribbean Small States 15th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.24 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.47 current US$ | -65.2% |
| 2002 | 3.99 current US$ | +170.6% |
| 2003 | 4.72 current US$ | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 5.78 current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 6.66 current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 11.01 current US$ | +65.4% |
| 2007 | 11.51 current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 13.23 current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 13.33 current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.67 current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 12.3 current US$ | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 6.72 current US$ | -45.3% |
| 2013 | 7.26 current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 8.04 current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 5.73 current US$ | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 6.2 current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 5.43 current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 5.28 current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.94 current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 8.11 current US$ | +64.3% |
| 2021 | 10.08 current US$ | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 9.04 current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 7.75 current US$ | -14.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +170.6% | 1.47 current US$ | 3.99 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6 current US$ | 1.47 current US$ | 13.33 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.56 current US$ | 4.94 current US$ | 13.67 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.74 current US$ | 7.75 current US$ | 10.08 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 12 Samoa 48.4 current US$ compare
- 13 Vanuatu 45.84 current US$ compare
- 14 South Sudan 45.33 current US$ compare
- 15 Namibia 45.21 current US$ compare
- 16 Zambia 38.11 current US$ compare
- 17 Solomon Islands 37.72 current US$ compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 32.23 current US$ compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3337 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Caribbean Small States?
- External health expenditure per capita in Caribbean Small States was 7.75 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 13.67 current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 15th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 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.