Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahrain
Bahrain: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 11.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahrain, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahrain is 11.9%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 126.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahrain peaked at 12.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2005.
Bahrain ranks 80th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +58.5% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -36.1% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +63.3% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -66.2% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +47.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +156.1% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +132.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -44.4% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +40.2% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.4% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 5.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 77 South Africa 13.0% compare
- 78 El Salvador 12.3% compare
- 79 Panama 12.0% compare
- 81 Namibia 11.9% compare
- 82 Seychelles 11.7% compare
- 83 Cook Islands 9.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bahrain
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 2.82 (2020)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 2.8% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.165 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0864 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0864 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0873 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahrain?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Bahrain was 11.9% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2005.
- How does Bahrain rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Bahrain ranks 80th out of 114 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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