Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 10.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bahamas, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 10.6% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bahamas peaked at 19.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2022.
Bahamas ranks 121st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8% | — |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -36.9% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 10.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.4% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,155 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,381 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 17.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3,960 (1995)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.56 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,364 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 133 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 10.6% in 2025, 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 19.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2022.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bahamas ranks 121st out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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