Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Barbados
Barbados: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 636.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Barbados stood at 636.72. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Barbados peaked at 636.72 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 244.76, in 2001.
Barbados ranks 27th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 245.1 | — |
| 2001 | 244.76 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 251.75 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 290.01 | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 316.63 | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 337.47 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 363.84 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 384.39 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 402.91 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 422.88 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 424.55 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 490.94 | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 499.88 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 503.7 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 512.89 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 512.83 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 532.18 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 538.46 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 536.66 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 545.44 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 529.9 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 539.54 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 608.63 | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 636.72 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 325.97 | 244.76 | 422.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 509.75 | 424.55 | 545.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 578.7 | 529.9 | 636.72 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Barbados
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,793 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.1287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.16 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Barbados?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Barbados was 636.72 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 636.72 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 244.76 in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Barbados ranks 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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