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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Bahamas

Government consumption (% of GDP) in the Bahamas in 2024 — 12.9%. Ranked 118 in the world out of 169. Since 1977, the indicator has fallen by 2.4 pp.

2024 12.9% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 118of 169
Period maximum 21.8%2020
Period minimum 9.2%1999

Trend over time

1977–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Bahamas, 1977–202451015202519771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 15.3%1978: 15.4%1979: 12.6%1980: 12.5%1981: 13.8%1982: 13.2%1983: 13.7%1984: 12.9%1985: 12.5%1986: 12.1%1987: 12%1989: 13.6%1990: 12.9%1991: 14.2%1992: 13.7%1993: 12.9%1994: 14.8%1995: 13.9%1996: 14.3%1997: 10%1998: 9.5%1999: 9.2%2000: 9.3%2001: 9.6%2002: 9.5%2003: 9.7%2004: 10%2005: 9.8%2006: 10.2%2007: 10.1%2008: 11.2%2009: 12.7%2010: 12.5%2011: 13.8%2012: 13.1%2013: 11.7%2014: 11.1%2015: 11.4%2016: 10.7%2017: 11.7%2018: 11.3%2019: 12.7%2020: 21.8%2021: 17.3%2022: 13.2%2023: 13.1%2024: 12.9%
Change over the period: −2.4 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahamas

Bahamas 12.9%
World 16.7%
Latin America & Caribbean 15.8%
High-income countries computed 17.6%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 12.9 −0.2 pp
2023 13.1 −0.1 pp
2022 13.2 −4.2 pp
2021 17.3 −4.4 pp
2020 21.8 +9.1 pp
2019 12.7 +1.4 pp
2018 11.3 −0.4 pp
2017 11.7 +1 pp
2016 10.7 −0.6 pp
2015 11.4 +0.2 pp
2014 11.1 −0.6 pp
2013 11.7 −1.4 pp
2012 13.1 −0.7 pp
2011 13.8 +1.2 pp
2010 12.5 −0.2 pp
2009 12.7 +1.5 pp
2008 11.2 +1.1 pp
2007 10.1 −0.1 pp
2006 10.2 +0.5 pp
2005 9.8 −0.3 pp
2004 10 +0.3 pp
2003 9.7 +0.2 pp
2002 9.5 −0.1 pp
2001 9.6 +0.4 pp
2000 9.3 +0.1 pp
1999 9.2 −0.3 pp
1998 9.5 −0.5 pp
1997 10 −4.3 pp
1996 14.3 +0.4 pp
1995 13.9 −0.9 pp
1994 14.8 +1.9 pp
1993 12.9 −0.9 pp
1992 13.7 −0.4 pp
1991 14.2 +1.3 pp
1990 12.9 −0.7 pp
1989 13.6 —
1987 12 −0.1 pp
1986 12.1 −0.3 pp
1985 12.5 −0.5 pp
1984 12.9 −0.8 pp
1983 13.7 +0.5 pp
1982 13.2 −0.6 pp
1981 13.8 +1.3 pp
1980 12.5 −0.1 pp
1979 12.6 −2.8 pp
1978 15.4 +0.1 pp
1977 15.3 —

Caribbean, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 24.8 AW Aruba 17.9 BS Bahamas 12.9 DO Dominican Republic 11.5 PR Puerto Rico 8.1 HT Haiti 5.9
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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