Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bahrain
Bahrain: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 59.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bahrain, 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
Bahrain recorded 59.3% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bahrain peaked at 71.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 2017.
Bahrain ranks 88th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.1% | — |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 71.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 67.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.2% | 64.3% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 56.9% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 59.3% | 63.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 85 El Salvador 60.5% compare
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- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 59.0% compare
- 90 Cape Verde 58.6% compare
- 91 Namibia 58.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bahrain?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bahrain was 59.3% 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 2017.
- How does Bahrain rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Bahrain ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.