Total health spending per person in Bahamas
Bahamas: Total health spending per person was 2,316 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 2,316 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Bahamas peaked at 2,445 current international $ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 969.63 current international $, in 2000.
That places Bahamas 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 969.63 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 1,037 current international $ | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 1,038 current international $ | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,089 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1,122 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,178 current international $ | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 1,313 current international $ | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 1,408 current international $ | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 1,496 current international $ | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1,507 current international $ | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,561 current international $ | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1,605 current international $ | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1,651 current international $ | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1,709 current international $ | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1,763 current international $ | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1,662 current international $ | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 1,805 current international $ | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 2,226 current international $ | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 2,024 current international $ | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 2,020 current international $ | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,934 current international $ | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1,991 current international $ | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 2,445 current international $ | +22.8% |
| 2023 | 2,316 current international $ | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,216 current international $ | 969.63 current international $ | 1,507 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,803 current international $ | 1,561 current international $ | 2,226 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,171 current international $ | 1,934 current international $ | 2,445 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 54 Kuwait 2,567 current international $ compare
- 55 Bahrain 2,555 current international $ compare
- 56 Naoero 2,474 current international $ compare
- 58 Serbia 2,303 current international $ compare
- 59 Maldives 2,288 current international $ compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 2,244 current international $ compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.7291 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.3914 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Bahamas?
- Total health spending per person in Bahamas was 2,316 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 2,445 current international $ in 2022.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 969.63 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for total health spending per person?
- Bahamas ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.