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Health share of government spending — Bahamas

Health share of government spending in the Bahamas in 2023 — 13.48%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.13 pp.

2023 13.48% −2.28 pp vs 2022
World rank 60of 192
Period maximum 15.76%2022
Period minimum 12.32%2021

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Bahamas, 2000–202312131415162000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 13.35%2001: 13.96%2002: 13.41%2003: 13.81%2004: 13.04%2005: 12.86%2006: 12.73%2007: 13.5%2008: 14.47%2009: 15.01%2010: 15.44%2011: 13.9%2012: 14.06%2013: 14.02%2014: 14.21%2015: 12.84%2016: 13.89%2017: 15.6%2018: 14.35%2019: 14.14%2020: 14.91%2021: 12.32%2022: 15.76%2023: 13.48%
Change over the period: +0.13 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Bahamas 13.48%
World computed 10.81%
Latin America & Caribbean 11.84%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 13.48 −2.28 pp
2022 15.76 +3.44 pp
2021 12.32 −2.59 pp
2020 14.91 +0.77 pp
2019 14.14 −0.21 pp
2018 14.35 −1.25 pp
2017 15.6 +1.71 pp
2016 13.89 +1.05 pp
2015 12.84 −1.38 pp
2014 14.21 +0.19 pp
2013 14.02 −0.04 pp
2012 14.06 +0.16 pp
2011 13.9 −1.55 pp
2010 15.44 +0.43 pp
2009 15.01 +0.54 pp
2008 14.47 +0.97 pp
2007 13.5 +0.77 pp
2006 12.73 −0.14 pp
2005 12.86 −0.18 pp
2004 13.04 −0.77 pp
2003 13.81 +0.4 pp
2002 13.41 −0.56 pp
2001 13.96 +0.61 pp
2000 13.35 —

Caribbean, 2023

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

CU Cuba 19.98 JM Jamaica 15.86 DO Dominican Republic 15.41 BS Bahamas 13.48 AG Antigua and Barbuda 12.28 TT Trinidad and Tobago 11.07 LC Saint Lucia 9.79 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.89 BB Barbados 7.81 GD Grenada 7.27 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.19 DM Dominica 5.03 HT Haiti 4.56
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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

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