Public healthcare spending share gdp in Barbados
Barbados: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 2.25 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2.25 for public healthcare spending share gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Barbados peaked at 4.04 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.25, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 126th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.55 | — |
| 2001 | 2.72 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 2.9 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 3.47 | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 3.98 | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 3.52 | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 3.32 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 2.92 | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 3.17 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 3.44 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 3.19 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 2.94 | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 3.79 | +29.1% |
| 2013 | 3.33 | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 2.87 | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 2.85 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.85 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.7 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.65 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.55 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.32 | +30.4% |
| 2021 | 4.04 | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 2.65 | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 2.25 | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 | 2.55 | 3.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 | 2.55 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.06 | 2.25 | 4.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 123 Georgia 2.31 compare
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- 125 Antigua and Barbuda 2.31 compare
- 127 Mozambique 2.25 compare
- 128 Philippines 2.16 compare
- 129 Sao Tome and Principe 2.13 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,453 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0839 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.9978 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0867 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Barbados?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Barbados was 2.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.04 in 2021.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Barbados ranks 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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