Total health spending per person in Bahrain
Bahrain: Total health spending per person was 2,555 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Bahrain, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, total health spending per person in Bahrain stood at 2,555 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Bahrain peaked at 2,555 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,441 current international $, in 2006.
That places Bahrain 55th 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 Bahrain, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,451 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 1,556 current international $ | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 1,567 current international $ | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,664 current international $ | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1,531 current international $ | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 1,468 current international $ | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1,441 current international $ | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,598 current international $ | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 1,588 current international $ | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,095 current international $ | +31.9% |
| 2010 | 1,956 current international $ | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 1,940 current international $ | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,227 current international $ | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 2,327 current international $ | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2,304 current international $ | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,283 current international $ | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,184 current international $ | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 2,187 current international $ | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,058 current international $ | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 2,139 current international $ | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2,417 current international $ | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 2,382 current international $ | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2,370 current international $ | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2,555 current international $ | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,596 current international $ | 1,441 current international $ | 2,095 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,160 current international $ | 1,940 current international $ | 2,327 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,431 current international $ | 2,370 current international $ | 2,555 current international $ | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Bahrain?
- Total health spending per person in Bahrain was 2,555 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 2,555 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,441 current international $ in 2006.
- How does Bahrain rank for total health spending per person?
- Bahrain ranks 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.