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Health share of government spending — Barbados

Health share of government spending in Barbados in 2023 — 7.81%. Ranked 130 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.47 pp.

2023 7.81% −0.93 pp vs 2022
World rank 130of 192
Period maximum 13.97%2004
Period minimum 7.81%2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Barbados, 2000–2023681012142000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 12.28%2001: 12.38%2002: 9.33%2003: 11.64%2004: 13.97%2005: 12.26%2006: 12.22%2007: 10.53%2008: 11.28%2009: 11.66%2010: 10.73%2011: 10.61%2012: 12.41%2013: 10.81%2014: 9.91%2015: 9.07%2016: 9.28%2017: 9.06%2018: 9.88%2019: 10.64%2020: 10.96%2021: 12.43%2022: 8.74%2023: 7.81%
Change over the period: −4.47 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Barbados 7.81%
World computed 10.81%
Latin America & Caribbean 11.84%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.81 −0.93 pp
2022 8.74 −3.69 pp
2021 12.43 +1.46 pp
2020 10.96 +0.33 pp
2019 10.64 +0.76 pp
2018 9.88 +0.81 pp
2017 9.06 −0.22 pp
2016 9.28 +0.21 pp
2015 9.07 −0.84 pp
2014 9.91 −0.9 pp
2013 10.81 −1.6 pp
2012 12.41 +1.8 pp
2011 10.61 −0.12 pp
2010 10.73 −0.93 pp
2009 11.66 +0.38 pp
2008 11.28 +0.75 pp
2007 10.53 −1.69 pp
2006 12.22 −0.04 pp
2005 12.26 −1.71 pp
2004 13.97 +2.33 pp
2003 11.64 +2.31 pp
2002 9.33 −3.05 pp
2001 12.38 +0.1 pp
2000 12.28 —

Caribbean, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 19.98 JM Jamaica 15.86 DO Dominican Republic 15.41 BS Bahamas 13.48 AG Antigua and Barbuda 12.28 TT Trinidad and Tobago 11.07 LC Saint Lucia 9.79 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.89 BB Barbados 7.81 GD Grenada 7.27 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.19 DM Dominica 5.03 HT Haiti 4.56
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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

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