Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 59.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 59.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 64.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2008.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 89th 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.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.8% | — |
| 2001 | 59.1% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 58.4% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | -8.3% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 59.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 81% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 59.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 50.8% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 55.8% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 59.0% | 64.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,555 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Antigua and Barbuda was 59.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2008.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.