Bahrain — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Bahrain, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Bahrain was 4.00% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 4.75% in 2015. The lowest was 2.98% in 2006 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.97% per year.
Bahrain ranks 153 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 81%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 5.57%, so Bahrain sits below it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 16% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 4%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 18 of 23 economies; Oman (3.49%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 35% in 2009. That is 6% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 72 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 154th of 184 in 2000 → 148th of 188 in 2010 → 146th of 189 in 2020 → 152nd of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.89% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 4.33% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 4.56% | +0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 3.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.94% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 4.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.75% | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 4.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 4.14% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 3.95% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 3.72% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 3.92% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 4.15% | +1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 3.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.16% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 2.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 3.35% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 3.73% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 3.53% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 3.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bahrain’s Health spending in 2001?
3.34% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bahrain’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +24.9% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4%; 2022: 3.89%; 2021: 4.33%; 2020: 4.56%; 2019: 3.78%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.