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Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Trinidad and Tobago

Health share of government spending in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023 — 11.07%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.28 pp.

2023 11.07% −0.09 pp vs 2022
World rank 84of 192
Period maximum 11.17%2017
Period minimum 5.9%2006

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–202346810122000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 6.79%2001: 7.02%2002: 8.05%2003: 8.56%2004: 8.27%2005: 8.03%2006: 5.9%2007: 7.45%2008: 6.55%2009: 7.05%2010: 8.04%2011: 8.01%2012: 7.66%2013: 7.89%2014: 7.47%2015: 8.31%2016: 10.17%2017: 11.17%2018: 10.67%2019: 10.24%2020: 9.56%2021: 11.07%2022: 11.15%2023: 11.07%
Change over the period: +4.28 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Trinidad and Tobago 11.07%
World computed 10.81%
Latin America & Caribbean 11.84%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.07 −0.09 pp
2022 11.15 +0.08 pp
2021 11.07 +1.51 pp
2020 9.56 −0.68 pp
2019 10.24 −0.43 pp
2018 10.67 −0.5 pp
2017 11.17 +1 pp
2016 10.17 +1.86 pp
2015 8.31 +0.83 pp
2014 7.47 −0.42 pp
2013 7.89 +0.23 pp
2012 7.66 −0.35 pp
2011 8.01 −0.04 pp
2010 8.04 +0.99 pp
2009 7.05 +0.5 pp
2008 6.55 −0.9 pp
2007 7.45 +1.55 pp
2006 5.9 −2.12 pp
2005 8.03 −0.24 pp
2004 8.27 −0.3 pp
2003 8.56 +0.51 pp
2002 8.05 +1.03 pp
2001 7.02 +0.24 pp
2000 6.79 —

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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