Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Barbados in 2023 — 49.49%. Ranked 160 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 10.12 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Barbados
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 49.49 | +2.75 pp |
| 2022 | 46.74 | +7.97 pp |
| 2021 | 38.77 | −4.16 pp |
| 2020 | 42.93 | −3.76 pp |
| 2019 | 46.69 | +0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 45.89 | +0.34 pp |
| 2017 | 45.56 | +0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 45.06 | +0.64 pp |
| 2015 | 44.41 | +0.78 pp |
| 2014 | 43.63 | +3.21 pp |
| 2013 | 40.42 | +1.81 pp |
| 2012 | 38.61 | −3.6 pp |
| 2011 | 42.2 | +4.11 pp |
| 2010 | 38.1 | +1.77 pp |
| 2009 | 36.33 | +0.88 pp |
| 2008 | 35.45 | −1.39 pp |
| 2007 | 36.84 | +1.46 pp |
| 2006 | 35.38 | +0.34 pp |
| 2005 | 35.04 | +1.44 pp |
| 2004 | 33.6 | −2.29 pp |
| 2003 | 35.89 | −0.63 pp |
| 2002 | 36.52 | −1.54 pp |
| 2001 | 38.06 | −1.32 pp |
| 2000 | 39.37 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.
Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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