Grenada's out-of-pocket expenditure per capita (current US$) was US$255.2 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 10.82% from US$230.28 in 2013 (1.03% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$255.2 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$253.82 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$230.28 | 2013 |
| Highest | US$284.85 | 2022 |
| Lowest | US$138.9 | 2004 |
| Average since 2014 | US$247.91 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$153.79 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Grenada's out-of-pocket expenditure per capita (current US$) fell US$29.65 on 2022 (from US$284.85 to US$255.2).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +US$5.96 and a typical year strayed about US$17.28 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$27.78 in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was US$32.46 in 2014. 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 US$7.11 a year. A straight line explains 64% 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, Grenada had the 43rd highest value of the 167 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grenada | US$255.2 | 2023 |
| World | US$228.78 | 2023 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$242.28 | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | US$190.54 | 2023 |
Closest to Grenada in the 2023 ranking
- Mauritius — 39th of 167: US$278.79
- Brazil — 40th of 167: US$264.89
- Saudi Arabia — 41st of 167: US$257.65
- North Macedonia — 43rd of 167: US$253.03
- China — 44th of 167: US$245.61
- Romania — 45th of 167: US$241.32
What this measures
Health expenditure through out-of-pocket payments per capita in USD. Out of pocket payments are spending on health directly out of pocket by households in each country.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 255.2 |
| 2022 | 284.85 |
| 2021 | 261.7 |
| 2020 | 248.41 |
| 2019 | 280.78 |
| 2018 | 253.82 |
| 2017 | 250.24 |
| 2016 | 228.15 |
| 2015 | 218.08 |
| 2014 | 197.82 |
| 2013 |
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$175.04 (2023)
- Argentina — US$356.52 (2023)
- Bahamas, The — US$621.78 (2023)
- Barbados — US$636.72 (2023)
- Belize — US$82.86 (2023)
- Bolivia — US$69.67 (2023)
- Brazil — US$264.89 (2023)
- Chile — US$688.89 (2024)
- Colombia — US$94.95 (2024)
- Costa Rica
More health data for Grenada
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.68% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.87% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 10,932 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 18.68% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 11,368 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 19.35% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 22,300 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 19.01% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.92% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Grenada's out-of-pocket expenditure per capita (current US$)?
- US$255.2 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 65.94% from US$153.79 in 2000 (2.23% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$284.85 in 2022 and the lowest US$138.9 in 2004.
- How does Grenada rank?
- 43rd highest of 167 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in out-of-pocket expenditure per capita (current US$) unusual for Grenada?
- In 2023, Grenada's out-of-pocket expenditure per capita (current US$) fell US$29.65 on 2022 (from US$284.85 to US$255.2). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +US$5.96 and a typical year strayed about US$17.28 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.OOPC.PC.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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