Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 3.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda is 3.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 5.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2008.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 158th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0772 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,555 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0313 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 0.5022 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0382 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Antigua and Barbuda was 3.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2008.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 158th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).