Current health expenditure per capita in Bahrain
Bahrain: Current health expenditure per capita was 1,176 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Bahrain, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita in Bahrain is 1,176 current US$, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Bahrain peaked at 1,179 current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 451.5 current US$, in 2000.
That places Bahrain 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 451.5 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 457.6 current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 469.15 current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 530.54 current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 527.83 current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 557.96 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 578.3 current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 677.16 current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 735 current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 838.53 current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 866.67 current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 921.72 current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 1,038 current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 1,115 current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 1,122 current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,128 current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,096 current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,080 current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1,042 current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,030 current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,101 current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 1,177 current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 1,179 current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,176 current US$ | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 582.36 current US$ | 451.5 current US$ | 838.53 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,044 current US$ | 866.67 current US$ | 1,128 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,158 current US$ | 1,101 current US$ | 1,179 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 56 Trinidad and Tobago 1,276 current US$ compare
- 57 Bulgaria 1,258 current US$ compare
- 58 Cuba 1,199 current US$ compare
- 60 Costa Rica 1,163 current US$ compare
- 61 Maldives 1,159 current US$ compare
- 62 Montenegro 1,148 current US$ compare
More health data for Bahrain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 476.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.7414 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.3796 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Bahrain?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Bahrain was 1,176 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,179 current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 451.5 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.