Central government expense in Bahamas
Central government expense in Bahamas was equal to 20.3% of GDP in 2023.
Bahamas, 2023
20.3%
Change from 2022
−2.0percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Central government expense in Bahamas over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bahamas | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20.3% | – |
| 2022 | 22.3% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.0 percentage points from 22.3% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 16.2%, the figure has changed by +4.1 percentage points.