Antigua and Barbuda — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Antigua and Barbuda was 3.91% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.68% in 2020. The lowest was 3.69% in 2008 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.43% per year.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 155 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 82%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so Antigua and Barbuda sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 31% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 20%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 30 of 32 economies; Haiti (3.19%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 33% in 2020. That is 18% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 110th of 184 in 2000 → 124th of 188 in 2010 → 122nd of 189 in 2020 → 154th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.91% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 4.43% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 4.81% | -0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 5.68% | +1.4 pp |
| 2019 | 4.28% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 4.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 4.66% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 4.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 4.91% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 5.32% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 4.91% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 4.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.76% | +1.1 pp |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 3.69% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 3.92% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 4.11% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 4.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 4.58% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 5.04% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 4.96% | +0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 4.32% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Antigua and Barbuda’s Health spending in 2001?
4.96% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Antigua and Barbuda’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -9.5% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 3.91%; 2022: 4.43%; 2021: 4.81%; 2020: 5.68%; 2019: 4.28%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.