Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Grenada
Grenada: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 1.38 per 1,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Grenada, 1960–2018
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 1.38 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 120.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Grenada peaked at 1.38 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.222 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Grenada ranks 105th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Grenada, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.222 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970 | 0.346 per 1,000 people | +55.9% |
| 1984 | 0.49 per 1,000 people | +41.6% |
| 1988 | 0.553 per 1,000 people | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5 per 1,000 people | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.578 per 1,000 people | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.65 per 1,000 people | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.389 per 1,000 people | -40.2% |
| 1999 | 0.553 per 1,000 people | +42.2% |
| 2000 | 0.54 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.537 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.535 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.533 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.627 per 1,000 people | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.35 per 1,000 people | +115.6% |
| 2018 | 1.38 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.222 per 1,000 people | 0.222 per 1,000 people | 0.222 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.346 per 1,000 people | 0.346 per 1,000 people | 0.346 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5215 per 1,000 people | 0.49 per 1,000 people | 0.553 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.534 per 1,000 people | 0.389 per 1,000 people | 0.65 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5544 per 1,000 people | 0.533 per 1,000 people | 0.627 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 1.38 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Grenada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6494 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 7,863 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 21,229 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5541 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Grenada?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Grenada was 1.38 per 1,000 people in 2018, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.222 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Grenada rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Grenada ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.