Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 11.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Bahamas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Bahamas stood at 11.7%.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Bahamas peaked at 19.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2015.
That places Bahamas 58th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -40.7% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.0% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.2% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 11.7% | 15.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Bahamas?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Bahamas was 11.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Bahamas ranks 58th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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