Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahrain

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Bahrain in 2023 — 2.37%. Ranked 120 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.09 pp.

2023 2.37% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 120of 192
Period maximum 3.09%2015
Period minimum 2%2008

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahrain, 2000–202322.533.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.28%2001: 2.4%2002: 2.51%2003: 2.46%2004: 2.26%2005: 2.18%2006: 2.07%2007: 2.03%2008: 2%2009: 2.75%2010: 2.56%2011: 2.43%2012: 2.58%2013: 2.7%2014: 2.75%2015: 3.09%2016: 2.84%2017: 2.45%2018: 2.32%2019: 2.21%2020: 2.87%2021: 2.76%2022: 2.38%2023: 2.37%
Change over the period: +0.09 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Bahrain 2.37%
World 6.14%
Western Asia computed 3.65%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.37 −0.01 pp
2022 2.38 −0.38 pp
2021 2.76 −0.11 pp
2020 2.87 +0.66 pp
2019 2.21 −0.11 pp
2018 2.32 −0.13 pp
2017 2.45 −0.39 pp
2016 2.84 −0.25 pp
2015 3.09 +0.34 pp
2014 2.75 +0.05 pp
2013 2.7 +0.12 pp
2012 2.58 +0.15 pp
2011 2.43 −0.13 pp
2010 2.56 −0.19 pp
2009 2.75 +0.74 pp
2008 2 −0.03 pp
2007 2.03 −0.04 pp
2006 2.07 −0.12 pp
2005 2.18 −0.07 pp
2004 2.26 −0.2 pp
2003 2.46 −0.06 pp
2002 2.51 +0.12 pp
2001 2.4 +0.12 pp
2000 2.28

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.