Health expenditure government expenditure in Bahamas
Bahamas: Health expenditure government expenditure was 13.48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.48
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
60th
of 195 countries
All-time high
15.76
in 2022
All-time low
12.32
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Health expenditure government expenditure in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, health expenditure government expenditure in Bahamas stood at 13.48.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure government expenditure in Bahamas peaked at 15.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.32, in 2021.
That places Bahamas 60th out of 195 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.
Health expenditure government expenditure in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.35 | — |
| 2001 | 13.96 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 13.41 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 13.81 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 13.04 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 12.86 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 12.73 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.5 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 14.47 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 15.01 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 15.44 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 13.9 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 14.06 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 14.02 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.21 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 12.84 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 13.89 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 15.6 | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 14.35 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 14.14 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.91 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 12.32 | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 15.76 | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 13.48 | -14.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 13.48 is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.05, 96% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 13.48 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.03, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.61 | 12.73 | 15.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.24 | 12.84 | 15.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.12 | 12.32 | 15.76 | 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 health expenditure government expenditure in Bahamas?
- Health expenditure government expenditure in Bahamas was 13.48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 15.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.32 in 2021.
- How does Bahamas rank for health expenditure government expenditure?
- Bahamas ranks 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health expenditure government expenditure rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health expenditure government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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