Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023 — 45.27%. Ranked 153 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 12.07 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Trinidad and Tobago
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 45.27 | −2.93 pp |
| 2022 | 48.2 | +1.46 pp |
| 2021 | 46.74 | +0.27 pp |
| 2020 | 46.47 | −0.44 pp |
| 2019 | 46.91 | +2.02 pp |
| 2018 | 44.89 | +4.08 pp |
| 2017 | 40.81 | −2.31 pp |
| 2016 | 43.12 | +1.81 pp |
| 2015 | 41.31 | −1.53 pp |
| 2014 | 42.83 | −0.34 pp |
| 2013 | 43.17 | −1.51 pp |
| 2012 | 44.69 | −0.13 pp |
| 2011 | 44.82 | −1.75 pp |
| 2010 | 46.57 | −0.94 pp |
| 2009 | 47.51 | +0.79 pp |
| 2008 | 46.72 | −2.56 pp |
| 2007 | 49.28 | −0.04 pp |
| 2006 | 49.33 | +3.08 pp |
| 2005 | 46.25 | −6.69 pp |
| 2004 | 52.94 | +4.36 pp |
| 2003 | 48.58 | −3.7 pp |
| 2002 | 52.29 | +0.97 pp |
| 2001 | 51.31 | −6.03 pp |
| 2000 | 57.35 | — |
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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