Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 7.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 7.5% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 7.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2008.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 72nd out of 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago was 7.5% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2008.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 72nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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).