Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 7.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahamas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahamas stood at 7.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahamas peaked at 14.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2006.
Bahamas ranks 97th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -22.3% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +133.5% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -34.8% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 6.1% | 14.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More poverty & inequality data for Bahamas
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,737 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.25 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.325 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahamas?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahamas was 7.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2006.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Bahamas ranks 97th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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