External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Bahamas
Bahamas: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 11.89 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Bahamas stood at 11.89 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Bahamas peaked at 11.89 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.94 current international $, in 2005.
Bahamas ranks 98th of 177 countries on this measure, 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, PPP in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.31 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 6.35 current international $ | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.13 current international $ | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.11 current international $ | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.12 current international $ | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.94 current international $ | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 8.99 current international $ | +51.4% |
| 2007 | 9.07 current international $ | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 9.03 current international $ | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.5 current international $ | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 8.78 current international $ | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 9.1 current international $ | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 9.46 current international $ | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 9.37 current international $ | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.81 current international $ | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 9.81 current international $ | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.97 current international $ | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 10.89 current international $ | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 11.11 current international $ | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 10.41 current international $ | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 8.21 current international $ | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 9.96 current international $ | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 10.99 current international $ | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 11.89 current international $ | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.26 current international $ | 5.94 current international $ | 9.07 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.87 current international $ | 8.78 current international $ | 11.11 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.26 current international $ | 8.21 current international $ | 11.89 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 95 Georgia 14.25 current international $ compare
- 96 Albania 12.77 current international $ compare
- 97 Lithuania 12.16 current international $ compare
- 99 Niger 11.15 current international $ compare
- 100 El Salvador 10.43 current international $ compare
- 101 Barbados 10.09 current international $ compare
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- 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate -0.9339 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Bahamas?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Bahamas was 11.89 current international $ 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, ppp recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 11.89 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.94 current international $ in 2005.
- How does Bahamas rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Bahamas ranks 98th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. 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.