External health expenditure per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: External health expenditure per capita was 0.9547 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.9547 current US$.
The figure is up 67.0% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2.69 current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 126th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.004 current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 0.4279 current US$ | +10581.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3066 current US$ | -28.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5154 current US$ | +68.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8854 current US$ | +71.8% |
| 2006 | 1.03 current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 1.28 current US$ | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 2.69 current US$ | +110.4% |
| 2009 | 1.87 current US$ | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 1.78 current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.88 current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.06 current US$ | -43.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8121 current US$ | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7673 current US$ | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.13 current US$ | +47.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7751 current US$ | -31.6% |
| 2017 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1303 current US$ | — |
| 2019 | 0.6958 current US$ | +434.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3787 current US$ | -45.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6193 current US$ | +63.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5717 current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9547 current US$ | +67.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9002 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 2.69 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9027 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 1.88 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6311 current US$ | 0.3787 current US$ | 0.9547 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 123 Azerbaijan 1.32 current US$ compare
- 124 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9987 current US$ compare
- 125 Poland 0.986 current US$ compare
- 127 Kazakhstan 0.8977 current US$ compare
- 128 Indonesia 0.7341 current US$ compare
- 129 Peru 0.7262 current US$ compare
More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- External health expenditure per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.9547 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.