Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 29.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bahamas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 29.6% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bahamas peaked at 45.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2006.
Bahamas ranks 105th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.6% | — |
| 2001 | 42.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -44.4% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +91.7% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | -25.6% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | -1.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 29.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.9%, 49% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 29.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 66% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +91.7% | 22.9% | 44.0% |
| 2006 | -44.4% | 41.3% | 22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.4% | 22.9% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 28.9% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 29.6% | 40.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 102 Ukraine 30.5% compare
- 103 Indonesia 30.2% compare
- 104 Cook Islands 29.8% compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 29.5% compare
- 107 Mozambique 28.5% compare
- 108 Zambia 28.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Bahamas
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 387,960 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 96.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 93,084 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.232 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 93,084 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9668 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bahamas?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bahamas was 29.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2006.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bahamas ranks 105th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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