Bhutan vs United States: Capital health expenditure
Bhutan
0.6%
in 2020
United States
0.6%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
21st
United States rank
19th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Bhutan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes United States'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 United States ranks 19th of 128 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Bhutan or United States?
- United States, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Bhutan and United States?
- 0.0%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and United States?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and United States rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 21st and United States ranks 19th 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.