Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bahamas
Bahamas: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 50.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bahamas is 50.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bahamas peaked at 59.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2006.
Bahamas ranks 109th of 193 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.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.6% | — |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | -10.8% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 50.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 69% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 50.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 86% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 38.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 43.5% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 50.6% | 59.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bahamas?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bahamas was 50.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2006.
- How does Bahamas rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Bahamas ranks 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.