Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 577.85 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 577.85 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 610.38 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 139.94, in 2001.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 152.63 | — |
| 2001 | 139.94 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 169.6 | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 174.22 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 228.38 | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 245.28 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 280.52 | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 328.89 | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 351.12 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 368.98 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 384.26 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 391.23 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 399.97 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 419.17 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 432.95 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 438.5 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 458.94 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 442.08 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 485.01 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 514.73 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 492.49 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 547.35 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 610.38 | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 577.85 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 243.96 | 139.94 | 368.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 436.68 | 384.26 | 514.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 557.02 | 492.49 | 610.38 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 1.53 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,600 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.85 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.9% (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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Trinidad and Tobago was 577.85 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 610.38 in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 139.94 in 2001.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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