Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 33.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bahrain, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bahrain is 33.1%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bahrain peaked at 33.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2010.
Bahrain ranks 98th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.4% | — |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | +6.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 33.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.9%, 54% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 33.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 40.7%, 81% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 25.0% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 24.8% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 95 Seychelles 35.6% compare
- 96 Palau 35.1% compare
- 97 Philippines 35.0% compare
- 99 Bhutan 31.1% compare
- 100 Bangladesh 31.0% compare
- 101 Jamaica 31.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Bahrain
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.56 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 256,054 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1612 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 256,054 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bahrain?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bahrain was 33.1% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2010.
- How does Bahrain rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bahrain ranks 98th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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