External health expenditure in Barbados
Barbados: External health expenditure was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.9% for external health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.1% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Barbados peaked at 3.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 103rd 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 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.1% | — |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -33.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +28.8% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +57.8% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -87.7% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +388.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -39.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -26.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +30.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure 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 | +388.5% | 0.4% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 100 Iraq 1.1% compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 1.0% compare
- 102 El Salvador 0.9% compare
- 104 Albania 0.9% compare
- 105 Dominican Republic 0.9% compare
- 106 Georgia 0.8% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Barbados?
- External health expenditure in Barbados was 0.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for external health expenditure?
- Barbados ranks 103rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. 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 (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.