Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 48.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Trinidad and Tobago, 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
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 48.4% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 52.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 115th 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.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.0% | — |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | +6.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 48.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 66% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 48.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 82% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 37.0% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 46.0% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 45.5% | 48.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Trinidad and Tobago was 48.4% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.