Barbados's current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 1,153 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.77% from 1,162 in 2013 (0.08% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1,153 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 1,082 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 1,162 | 2013 |
| Highest | 1,375 | 2009 |
| Lowest | 803.83 | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 1,105 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 803.83 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Barbados' current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 9.28 on 2022 (from 1,162 to 1,153).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +16.3 and a typical year strayed about 87.85 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 163.24 in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 253.99 in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 8.43 a year. A straight line explains 38% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Barbados had the 71st highest value of the 168 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 1,153 | 2023 |
| World | 1,891 | 2023 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 1,698 | 2023 |
| High income | 7,298 | 2023 |
Closest to Barbados in the 2023 ranking
- Moldova — 68th of 168: 1,181
- El Salvador — 69th of 168: 1,176
- Dominican Republic — 70th of 168: 1,169
- Suriname — 72nd of 168: 1,143
- Tunisia — 73rd of 168: 1,113
- Mongolia — 74th of 168: 1,109
What this measures
Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,153 |
| 2022 | 1,162 |
| 2021 | 1,167 |
| 2020 | 1,065 |
| 2019 | 1,065 |
| 2018 | 1,082 |
| 2017 | 1,074 |
| 2016 | 1,116 |
| 2015 | 1,085 |
| 2014 | 1,082 |
| 2013 |
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 1,241 (2023)
- Argentina — 3,089 (2023)
- Bahamas, The — 2,316 (2023)
- Belize — 573.34 (2023)
- Bolivia — 755.88 (2023)
- Brazil — 2,070 (2023)
- Chile — 3,612 (2024)
- Colombia — 1,758 (2024)
- Costa Rica
More health data for Barbados
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.23% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.86% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 23,719 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 16.12% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 24,507 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 18.08% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 48,226 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 17.06% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.35% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Barbados's current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?
- 1,153 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 43.45% from 803.83 in 2000 (1.58% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,375 in 2009 and the lowest 803.83 in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank?
- 71st highest of 168 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Barbados?
- In 2023, Barbados' current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 9.28 on 2022 (from 1,162 to 1,153). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +16.3 and a typical year strayed about 87.85 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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