Trinidad and Tobago - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Trinidad and Tobago was 45.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 52.29 in 2017, while its lowest value was 37.00 in 2000.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 37.00
2001 43.19
2002 41.63
2003 45.48
2004 43.12
2005 48.40
2006 44.87
2007 46.18
2008 47.79
2009 47.60
2010 48.16
2011 49.87
2012 48.80
2013 51.51
2014 50.27
2015 51.48
2016 50.12
2017 52.29
2018 48.44
2019 45.98

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Trinidad and Tobago was 3.23 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 3.66 in 2017, while its lowest value was 1.57 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 1.57
2001 1.74
2002 1.97
2003 1.90
2004 1.86
2005 2.15
2006 1.86
2007 1.92
2008 1.75
2009 2.61
2010 2.45
2011 2.35
2012 2.38
2013 2.59
2014 2.62
2015 3.13
2016 3.42
2017 3.66
2018 3.25
2019 3.23

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Trinidad and Tobago was 10.24 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 11.17 in 2017, while its lowest value was 5.90 in 2006.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 6.79
2001 7.02
2002 8.05
2003 8.56
2004 8.27
2005 8.03
2006 5.90
2007 7.45
2008 6.55
2009 7.05
2010 8.04
2011 8.01
2012 7.66
2013 7.89
2014 7.47
2015 8.31
2016 10.17
2017 11.17
2018 10.67
2019 10.24

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Trinidad and Tobago was 537.00 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 591.56 in 2017 and 102.57 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 102.57
2001 122.79
2002 140.81
2003 170.08
2004 193.97
2005 267.68
2006 266.19
2007 321.60
2008 374.88
2009 385.93
2010 414.90
2011 454.52
2012 456.00
2013 521.92
2014 530.09
2015 569.94
2016 556.48
2017 591.56
2018 553.71
2019 537.00

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Trinidad and Tobago was 843.69 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 963.50 in 2017 and 231.88 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 231.88
2001 273.05
2002 336.32
2003 377.31
2004 406.08
2005 509.98
2006 514.63
2007 567.67
2008 541.62
2009 780.72
2010 759.23
2011 737.58
2012 715.60
2013 778.85
2014 776.62
2015 857.28
2016 903.68
2017 963.50
2018 869.92
2019 843.69

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems