Private health expenditure per person in Barbados
Barbados: Private health expenditure per person was 662.85 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 662.85 for private health expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Barbados peaked at 662.85 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 387.02, in 2000.
That places Barbados 66th out of 193 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.
Private health expenditure per person in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 387.02 | — |
| 2001 | 387.91 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 397.79 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 443.54 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 472.34 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 492.39 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 528.51 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 523.53 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 544.7 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 577.27 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 496.45 | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 559.07 | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 540.48 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 543.41 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 547.93 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 558.86 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 583.45 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 568.81 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 576.53 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 577.38 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 530.83 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 525.67 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 631.06 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 662.85 | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 475.5 | 387.02 | 577.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 555.24 | 496.45 | 583.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 587.6 | 525.67 | 662.85 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Barbados?
- Private health expenditure per person in Barbados was 662.85 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 662.85 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 387.02 in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Barbados ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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