Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bangladesh

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Bangladesh in 2023 — 2.17%. Ranked 191 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.37 pp.

2023 2.17% −0.05 pp vs 2022
World rank 191of 192
Period maximum 2.39%2016
Period minimum 1.77%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bangladesh, 2000–20231.61.822.22.42000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.81%2001: 1.77%2002: 1.93%2003: 1.96%2004: 2%2005: 2.06%2006: 2.11%2007: 2.17%2008: 2.12%2009: 2.18%2010: 2.29%2011: 2.36%2012: 2.35%2013: 2.3%2014: 2.28%2015: 2.27%2016: 2.39%2017: 2.37%2018: 2.32%2019: 2.13%2020: 2.18%2021: 2.27%2022: 2.22%2023: 2.17%
Change over the period: +0.37 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Bangladesh 2.17%
World 10.06%
South Asia 3.26%
Southern Asia computed 3.51%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.17 −0.05 pp
2022 2.22 −0.05 pp
2021 2.27 +0.08 pp
2020 2.18 +0.06 pp
2019 2.13 −0.19 pp
2018 2.32 −0.05 pp
2017 2.37 −0.02 pp
2016 2.39 +0.12 pp
2015 2.27 −0.01 pp
2014 2.28 −0.02 pp
2013 2.3 −0.06 pp
2012 2.35 −0.01 pp
2011 2.36 +0.08 pp
2010 2.29 +0.1 pp
2009 2.18 +0.06 pp
2008 2.12 −0.05 pp
2007 2.17 +0.07 pp
2006 2.11 +0.05 pp
2005 2.06 +0.06 pp
2004 2 +0.04 pp
2003 1.96 +0.03 pp
2002 1.93 +0.16 pp
2001 1.77 −0.03 pp
2000 1.81

Southern Asia, 2023

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

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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