Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahrain

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Bahrain in 2023 — 4%. Ranked 154 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.8 pp.

2023 4% +0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 154of 192
Period maximum 4.75%2015
Period minimum 2.98%2006

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahrain, 2000–20232.533.544.552000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.2%2001: 3.34%2002: 3.53%2003: 3.73%2004: 3.35%2005: 3.13%2006: 2.98%2007: 3.16%2008: 3.07%2009: 4.15%2010: 3.92%2011: 3.72%2012: 3.95%2013: 4.14%2014: 4.24%2015: 4.75%2016: 4.62%2017: 4.3%2018: 3.94%2019: 3.78%2020: 4.56%2021: 4.33%2022: 3.89%2023: 4%
Change over the period: +0.8 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Bahrain 4%
World 10.06%
Western Asia computed 5.22%
High-income countries computed 12.55%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4 +0.1 pp
2022 3.89 −0.44 pp
2021 4.33 −0.23 pp
2020 4.56 +0.77 pp
2019 3.78 −0.16 pp
2018 3.94 −0.36 pp
2017 4.3 −0.32 pp
2016 4.62 −0.13 pp
2015 4.75 +0.51 pp
2014 4.24 +0.09 pp
2013 4.14 +0.19 pp
2012 3.95 +0.23 pp
2011 3.72 −0.2 pp
2010 3.92 −0.23 pp
2009 4.15 +1.08 pp
2008 3.07 −0.09 pp
2007 3.16 +0.18 pp
2006 2.98 −0.14 pp
2005 3.13 −0.23 pp
2004 3.35 −0.37 pp
2003 3.73 +0.2 pp
2002 3.53 +0.19 pp
2001 3.34 +0.14 pp
2000 3.2

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.