Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bahrain
Bahrain: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bahrain, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bahrain stood at 4.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bahrain peaked at 4.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2006.
That places Bahrain 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +35.1% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +20.4% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bahrain?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bahrain was 4.0% 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2006.
- How does Bahrain rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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).