Barbados: External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Barbados' external health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 2.27 on 2022 (from 7.81 to 10.09).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.36 and a typical year strayed about 11.18 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above 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 18.61 in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 30.15 in 2012. 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 downward, about 1.83 a year. A straight line explains 78% 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 99th highest value of the 161 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.

Closest to Barbados in the 2023 ranking

• Bahamas, The — 96th of 161: 11.89
• Niger — 97th of 161: 11.15
• El Salvador — 98th of 161: 10.43
• Dominican Republic — 100th of 161: 10.01
• Greece — 101st of 161: 9.45
• Bolivia — 102nd of 161: 9.27

What this measures

Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 0 (2023)
• Argentina — 26.21 (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 11.89 (2023)
• Belize — 9.15 (2023)
• Bolivia — 9.27 (2023)
• Brazil — 0.39 (2023)
• Chile — 0 (2024)
• Colombia — 0.23 (2023)
• 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)

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Questions people ask

What is Barbados's external health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?

10.09 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Barbados rank?

99th highest of 161 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in external health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Barbados?

In 2023, Barbados' external health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 2.27 on 2022 (from 7.81 to 10.09). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.36 and a typical year strayed about 11.18 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.EHEX.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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