Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bahamas
Bahamas: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 6.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bahamas is 6.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bahamas peaked at 7.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
That places Bahamas 99th 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +29.7% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bahamas?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bahamas was 6.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 99th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).