Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahamas

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in the Bahamas in 2023 — 6.3%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.5 pp.

2023 6.3% −0.74 pp vs 2022
World rank 97of 192
Period maximum 7.4%2020
Period minimum 3.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahamas, 2000–20233456782000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.8%2001: 3.92%2002: 3.81%2003: 4.02%2004: 4.05%2005: 4.03%2006: 4.31%2007: 4.5%2008: 4.86%2009: 5.15%2010: 5.26%2011: 5.32%2012: 5.32%2013: 5.68%2014: 5.64%2015: 5.24%2016: 5.66%2017: 6.6%2018: 5.84%2019: 5.7%2020: 7.4%2021: 6.79%2022: 7.04%2023: 6.3%
Change over the period: +2.5 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Bahamas 6.3%
World 10.06%
High-income countries computed 12.55%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.3 −0.74 pp
2022 7.04 +0.26 pp
2021 6.79 −0.61 pp
2020 7.4 +1.69 pp
2019 5.7 −0.13 pp
2018 5.84 −0.76 pp
2017 6.6 +0.95 pp
2016 5.66 +0.41 pp
2015 5.24 −0.4 pp
2014 5.64 −0.04 pp
2013 5.68 +0.37 pp
2012 5.32 −0 pp
2011 5.32 +0.07 pp
2010 5.26 +0.11 pp
2009 5.15 +0.29 pp
2008 4.86 +0.37 pp
2007 4.5 +0.19 pp
2006 4.31 +0.28 pp
2005 4.03 −0.01 pp
2004 4.05 +0.03 pp
2003 4.02 +0.21 pp
2002 3.81 −0.11 pp
2001 3.92 +0.12 pp
2000 3.8

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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