Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate was 16.19 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago is 16.19 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 488.4% on the previous year and up 426.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 44.48 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -7.84 % change on previous year, in 2008.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 27th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8491 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 27.71 % change on previous year | +3163.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -89.9% |
| 2004 | 13.52 % change on previous year | +382.9% |
| 2005 | 11.9 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 8.88 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 2007 | 7.16 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 2008 | -7.84 % change on previous year | -209.6% |
| 2009 | 44.48 % change on previous year | -667.3% |
| 2010 | -3.84 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 2011 | -6.21 % change on previous year | +61.5% |
| 2012 | -0.9198 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 2013 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -434.2% |
| 2014 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 2015 | 7.74 % change on previous year | +262.1% |
| 2016 | 8.17 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -75.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3609 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 2019 | 5.99 % change on previous year | +1559.9% |
| 2020 | -0.815 % change on previous year | -113.6% |
| 2021 | 8.72 % change on previous year | -1170.0% |
| 2022 | -4.17 % change on previous year | -147.8% |
| 2023 | 16.19 % change on previous year | -488.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 16.19 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.23 % change on previous year, 3.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 16.19 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 % change on previous year, 11.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate 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 | +3163.8% | 0.8491 % change on previous year | 27.71 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +1559.9% | 0.3609 % change on previous year | 5.99 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +1170.0% | -0.815 % change on previous year | 8.72 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.16 % change on previous year | -7.84 % change on previous year | 44.48 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.85 % change on previous year | -6.21 % change on previous year | 8.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 % change on previous year | -4.17 % change on previous year | 16.19 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 24 Belarus 16.6 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Gabon 16.44 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Paraguay 16.21 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 15.44 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Iran 15.12 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Papua New Guinea 15.1 % change on previous year 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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (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 healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 16.19 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 44.48 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.84 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 27th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 426.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.