External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Bahamas
Bahamas: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 11.61 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 11.61 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Bahamas peaked at 11.61 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.82 current US$, in 2005.
That places Bahamas 62nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.18 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 6.1 current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.03 current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.96 current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 5.89 current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.82 current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.61 current US$ | +48.1% |
| 2007 | 8.71 current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.63 current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 7.99 current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 8.13 current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.18 current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.7 current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 8.55 current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 9.01 current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 9.38 current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 9.46 current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.13 current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 10.3 current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.69 current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 7.9 current US$ | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 9.74 current US$ | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 10.46 current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 11.61 current US$ | +11.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 11.61 current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.69 current US$, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +48.1% | 5.82 current US$ | 8.61 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.99 current US$ | 5.82 current US$ | 8.71 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.15 current US$ | 8.13 current US$ | 10.3 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.93 current US$ | 7.9 current US$ | 11.61 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Bahamas?
- External health expenditure per capita in Bahamas was 11.61 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 11.61 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 current US$ in 2005.
- How does Bahamas rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 62nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.