Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Bahrain
Bahrain: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 12.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Bahrain, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 12.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.3% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Bahrain peaked at 12.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2002.
That places Bahrain 47th out of 129 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +28.2% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -31.6% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +44.2% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 7.8% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 44 Solomon Islands 13.0% compare
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0257 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Bahrain?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Bahrain was 12.7% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2002.
- How does Bahrain rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Bahrain ranks 47th out of 129 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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