Government expenditure (% of GDP) - The Bahamas
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of The Bahamas is 14.9 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 104.
The Bahamas compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of The Bahamas is similar to that of Papua New Guinea, Comoros, Kuwait, Turkey, Mozambique, Lebanon, Swaziland, Fiji, Bahrain, Armenia with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 15.3, 15.3, 15.2, 15.1, 15.0, 14.7, 14.7, 14.6, 14.6, 14.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109.Last 10 years averageThe Bahamas had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 12.8 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
The Bahamas during the Great RecessionThe Bahamas's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 23.8% during the Great RecessionThe Bahamas since the end of the Great RecessionThe Bahamas's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 1.24% since the end of the Great Recession
The Bahamas compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of The Bahamas is similar to that of Papua New Guinea, Comoros, Kuwait, Turkey, Mozambique, Lebanon, Swaziland, Fiji, Bahrain, Armenia with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 15.3, 15.3, 15.2, 15.1, 15.0, 14.7, 14.7, 14.6, 14.6, 14.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109.Last 10 years averageThe Bahamas had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 12.8 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
The Bahamas during the Great RecessionThe Bahamas's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 23.8% during the Great RecessionThe Bahamas since the end of the Great RecessionThe Bahamas's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 1.24% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 14.2 |
1992 | 13.7 |
1993 | 12.9 |
1994 | 14.8 |
1995 | 13.9 |
1996 | 14.3 |
1997 | 11.7 |
1998 | 11.1 |
1999 | 10.7 |
2000 | 10.8 |
2001 | 11.2 |
2002 | 11.1 |
2003 | 11.3 |
2004 | 11.6 |
2005 | 11.3 |
2006 | 11.9 |
2007 | 11.7 |
2008 | 13.0 |
2009 | 14.7 |
2010 | 14.6 |
2011 | 14.8 |
2012 | 14.9 |
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Papua New Guinea | 99 | 15.3 |
Comoros | 100 | 15.3 |
Kuwait | 101 | 15.2 |
Turkey | 102 | 15.1 |
Mozambique | 103 | 15.0 |
The Bahamas | 104 | 14.9 |
Lebanon | 105 | 14.7 |
Swaziland | 106 | 14.7 |
Fiji | 107 | 14.6 |
Bahrain | 108 | 14.6 |
Armenia | 109 | 14.5 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators