Bhutan vs China: Capital health expenditure
Bhutan
0.6%
in 2020
China
0.6%
in 2020
Bhutan rank
21st
China rank
18th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Bhutan
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 21st and China ranks 18th of 128 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Bhutan or China?
- China, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Bhutan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Bhutan and China?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and China?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and China rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 21st and China ranks 18th of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.