Healthcare Spending: Bahrain
Bahrain's healthcare spending is currently 3.996 % of GDP as of 2023. # Bahrain Healthcare Spending Bahrain allocated 3.
Current (2023)
3.996 % of GDP
+2.7% y/y
Peak (2015)
4.751 % of GDP
Low (2006)
2.981 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
2000–2023 · 24 pts
Healthcare Spending — Bahrain
2000 — 2023
Healthcare Spending — Bahrain
Analysis# Bahrain Healthcare Spending
Bahrain allocated 3.996% of its GDP to healthcare in 2023, reflecting a measured approach to health expenditure after years of fluctuation. Since 2000, healthcare spending has climbed 24.9%, rising from 2.981% to current levels. The nation reached its peak spending of 4.751% in 2015, nearly 0.8 percentage points above today's figure, demonstrating a significant decline over the subsequent eight years.
The downward shift from 2015 to 2023 marks the most consequential trend in the data. Spending contracted consistently from 2015 through 2019, dropping to 3.784%—the lowest point in two decades. A temporary spike to 4.557% in 2020 likely reflects pandemic-related healthcare demands, followed by renewed decline through 2022. The modest recovery to 3.996% in 2023 suggests stabilization around the lower end of Bahrain's recent range, positioning the country well below its mid-2010s peak.
Historical Data
24 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.996 % of GDP | +2.70% |
| 2022 | 3.891 % of GDP | -10.10% |
| 2021 | 4.328 % of GDP | -5.03% |
| 2020 | 4.557 % of GDP | +20.43% |
| 2019 | 3.784 % of GDP | -4.03% |
| 2018 | 3.943 % of GDP | -8.34% |
| 2017 | 4.302 % of GDP | -6.96% |
| 2016 | 4.624 % of GDP | -2.67% |
| 2015 | 4.751 % of GDP | +12.13% |
| 2014 | 4.237 % of GDP | +2.22% |
| 2013 | 4.145 % of GDP | +4.91% |
| 2012 | 3.951 % of GDP | +6.27% |
| 2011 | 3.718 % of GDP | -5.23% |
| 2010 | 3.923 % of GDP | -5.49% |
| 2009 | 4.151 % of GDP | +35.08% |
| 2008 | 3.073 % of GDP | -2.78% |
| 2007 | 3.161 % of GDP | +6.04% |
| 2006 | 2.981 % of GDP | -4.64% |
| 2005 | 3.126 % of GDP | -6.83% |
| 2004 | 3.355 % of GDP | -10.01% |
Show all 24 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.728 % of GDP | +5.64% |
| 2002 | 3.529 % of GDP | +5.56% |
| 2001 | 3.343 % of GDP | +4.47% |
| 2000 | 3.2 % of GDP | — |
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