Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Barbados

Barbados: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp was 1,153 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,153
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
94th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1,375
in 2009
All-time low
803.83
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Barbados, 2000–2023

05001.0k1.5k2000201120232000: 803.82001: 830.52002: 895.82003: 1.1k2004: 1.2k2005: 1.2k2006: 1.3k2007: 1.2k2008: 1.3k2009: 1.4k2010: 1.1k2011: 1.2k2012: 1.2k2013: 1.2k2014: 1.1k2015: 1.1k2016: 1.1k2017: 1.1k2018: 1.1k2019: 1.1k2020: 1.1k2021: 1.2k2022: 1.2k2023: 1.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Barbados stood at 1,153.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Barbados peaked at 1,375 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 803.83, in 2000.

Barbados ranks 94th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Barbados, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 803.83
2001 830.45 +3.3%
2002 895.8 +7.9%
2003 1,059 +18.2%
2004 1,198 +13.2%
2005 1,184 -1.2%
2006 1,252 +5.7%
2007 1,202 -4.0%
2008 1,310 +9.0%
2009 1,375 +5.0%
2010 1,121 -18.5%
2011 1,152 +2.8%
2012 1,220 +5.9%
2013 1,162 -4.8%
2014 1,082 -6.9%
2015 1,085 +0.2%
2016 1,116 +2.9%
2017 1,074 -3.7%
2018 1,082 +0.7%
2019 1,065 -1.6%
2020 1,065 -0.0%
2021 1,167 +9.6%
2022 1,162 -0.4%
2023 1,153 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,111 803.83 1,375 10
2010s 1,116 1,065 1,220 10
2020s 1,137 1,065 1,167 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 91 Republic of Moldova 1,181 compare
  2. 92 El Salvador 1,176 compare
  3. 93 Dominican Republic 1,169 compare
  4. 95 Suriname 1,143 compare
  5. 96 Tunisia 1,113 compare
  6. 97 Mongolia 1,109 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Barbados?
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Barbados was 1,153 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest healthcare expenditure vs gdp recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1,375 in 2009.
What is the lowest healthcare expenditure vs gdp recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 803.83 in 2000.
How does Barbados rank for healthcare expenditure vs gdp?
Barbados ranks 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is healthcare expenditure vs gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,561 data points, 2000–2024
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