Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Trinidad and Tobago

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023 — 7.53%. Ranked 70 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.29 pp.

2023 7.53% +0.88 pp vs 2022
World rank 70of 192
Period maximum 7.53%2023
Period minimum 3.66%2008

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–20233456782000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.23%2001: 4.03%2002: 4.72%2003: 4.19%2004: 4.31%2005: 4.43%2006: 4.15%2007: 4.15%2008: 3.66%2009: 5.49%2010: 5.08%2011: 4.72%2012: 4.63%2013: 4.8%2014: 4.87%2015: 5.65%2016: 6.47%2017: 6.57%2018: 6.65%2019: 6.91%2020: 7.48%2021: 7.21%2022: 6.64%2023: 7.53%
Change over the period: +3.29 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago 7.53%
World 10.06%
High-income countries computed 12.55%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.53 +0.88 pp
2022 6.64 −0.56 pp
2021 7.21 −0.27 pp
2020 7.48 +0.57 pp
2019 6.91 +0.26 pp
2018 6.65 +0.09 pp
2017 6.57 +0.09 pp
2016 6.47 +0.82 pp
2015 5.65 +0.78 pp
2014 4.87 +0.07 pp
2013 4.8 +0.17 pp
2012 4.63 −0.09 pp
2011 4.72 −0.36 pp
2010 5.08 −0.41 pp
2009 5.49 +1.83 pp
2008 3.66 −0.5 pp
2007 4.15 −0 pp
2006 4.15 −0.28 pp
2005 4.43 +0.13 pp
2004 4.31 +0.12 pp
2003 4.19 −0.54 pp
2002 4.72 +0.69 pp
2001 4.03 −0.2 pp
2000 4.23

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.