Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Barbados stood at 5.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Barbados peaked at 7.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 122nd of 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 119 Mexico 5.5% compare
- 120 Turkmenistan 5.5% compare
- 121 Suriname 5.4% compare
- 123 Solomon Islands 5.4% compare
- 124 Rwanda 5.1% compare
- 125 Philippines 5.1% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
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- 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 total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Barbados?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Barbados was 5.4% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 122nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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).