The Bahamas - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in The Bahamas was 5.75 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 6.61 in 2017, while its lowest value was 3.80 in 2000.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 3.80
2001 3.92
2002 3.81
2003 4.02
2004 4.05
2005 4.03
2006 4.31
2007 4.50
2008 4.86
2009 5.15
2010 5.26
2011 5.32
2012 5.32
2013 5.59
2014 5.57
2015 5.23
2016 5.62
2017 6.61
2018 5.93
2019 5.75

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in The Bahamas was 2,005 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,162 in 2017 and 1,031 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 1,031
2001 1,079
2002 1,101
2003 1,139
2004 1,149
2005 1,221
2006 1,324
2007 1,415
2008 1,489
2009 1,471
2010 1,495
2011 1,491
2012 1,568
2013 1,609
2014 1,670
2015 1,636
2016 1,774
2017 2,162
2018 2,002
2019 2,005

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in The Bahamas was 2,228 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,399 in 2017 and 1,055 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 1,055
2001 1,124
2002 1,120
2003 1,167
2004 1,195
2005 1,246
2006 1,381
2007 1,472
2008 1,557
2009 1,565
2010 1,616
2011 1,659
2012 1,714
2013 1,782
2014 1,847
2015 1,747
2016 1,920
2017 2,399
2018 2,249
2019 2,228

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems