Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bangladesh

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Bangladesh in 2023 — 0.31%. Ranked 190 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.19 pp.

2023 0.31% −0.03 pp vs 2022
World rank 190of 192
Period maximum 0.51%2000
Period minimum 0.31%2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bangladesh, 2000–20230.30.350.40.450.50.552000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.51%2001: 0.38%2002: 0.47%2003: 0.48%2004: 0.48%2005: 0.45%2006: 0.48%2007: 0.49%2008: 0.44%2009: 0.44%2010: 0.47%2011: 0.48%2012: 0.47%2013: 0.44%2014: 0.42%2015: 0.39%2016: 0.48%2017: 0.5%2018: 0.49%2019: 0.36%2020: 0.36%2021: 0.39%2022: 0.34%2023: 0.31%
Change over the period: −0.19 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 0.31%
World 6.14%
South Asia 1.21%
Southern Asia computed 1.34%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.31 −0.03 pp
2022 0.34 −0.05 pp
2021 0.39 +0.03 pp
2020 0.36 −0.01 pp
2019 0.36 −0.12 pp
2018 0.49 −0.02 pp
2017 0.5 +0.03 pp
2016 0.48 +0.09 pp
2015 0.39 −0.03 pp
2014 0.42 −0.02 pp
2013 0.44 −0.03 pp
2012 0.47 −0.01 pp
2011 0.48 +0.01 pp
2010 0.47 +0.04 pp
2009 0.44 −0.01 pp
2008 0.44 −0.05 pp
2007 0.49 +0.01 pp
2006 0.48 +0.03 pp
2005 0.45 −0.03 pp
2004 0.48 −0 pp
2003 0.48 +0.01 pp
2002 0.47 +0.09 pp
2001 0.38 −0.12 pp
2000 0.51

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.