External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) 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$, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 126th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) 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% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.9547 current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.69 current US$, 20% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Trinidad and Tobago 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 | +10581.9% | 0.004 current US$ | 0.4279 current US$ |
| 2019 | +434.0% | 0.1303 current US$ | 0.6958 current US$ |
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 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.35 % 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 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % 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 0.0272 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.