Trinidad and Tobago — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Trinidad and Tobago was 7.53% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 3.66% in 2008 (about 2.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.53% per year.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 73 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 39%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so Trinidad and Tobago sits above it. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 57%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 14 of 32 economies; Bolivia (6.92%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 50% in 2009. That is 17% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 28 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 116th of 184 in 2000 → 111th of 188 in 2010 → 76th of 189 in 2020 → 69th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.53% | +0.9 pp |
| 2022 | 6.64% | -0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 7.21% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 7.48% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 6.91% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 6.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 6.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 6.47% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 5.65% | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 4.87% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 4.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 4.72% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 5.08% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 5.49% | +1.8 pp |
| 2008 | 3.66% | -0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 4.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 4.15% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 4.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 4.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 4.19% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 4.72% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 4.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 4.23% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Trinidad and Tobago’s Health spending in 2001?
4.03% (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 Trinidad and Tobago’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +77.7% in total — about 2.5% 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: 7.53%; 2022: 6.64%; 2021: 7.21%; 2020: 7.48%; 2019: 6.91%. 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.