Health spending as a share of total government spending in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 11.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Trinidad and Tobago is 11.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 11.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2006.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 84th out of 195 countries 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.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.9% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.6% | 11.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Trinidad and Tobago was 11.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2006.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 84th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.