External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 7.41 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 7.41 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 200.9% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 20.17 current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 2000.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 83rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 0.4035 current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 4.07 current US$ | +908.7% |
| 2007 | 11.23 current US$ | +175.9% |
| 2008 | 6.45 current US$ | -42.6% |
| 2009 | 5.49 current US$ | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 14.63 current US$ | +166.5% |
| 2011 | 20.17 current US$ | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 8.4 current US$ | -58.4% |
| 2013 | 4.4 current US$ | -47.6% |
| 2014 | 5.41 current US$ | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 4.77 current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 1.52 current US$ | -68.2% |
| 2017 | 4.11 current US$ | +170.5% |
| 2018 | 1.38 current US$ | -66.5% |
| 2019 | 5.84 current US$ | +324.4% |
| 2020 | 12.21 current US$ | +109.0% |
| 2021 | 15.32 current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 2.46 current US$ | -83.9% |
| 2023 | 7.41 current US$ | +200.9% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 7.41 current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.71 current US$, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 7.41 current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.69 current US$, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +908.7% | 0.4035 current US$ | 4.07 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.76 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 11.23 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.06 current US$ | 1.38 current US$ | 20.17 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.35 current US$ | 2.46 current US$ | 15.32 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.17 % 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 0.0294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.07 % 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 0.0303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- External health expenditure per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 7.41 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 20.17 current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 83rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.