Bangladesh vs Benin: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Bangladesh
2.5%
in 2023
Benin
2.6%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
191st
Benin rank
190th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Bangladesh
- Benin
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 191st and Benin ranks 190th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Benin in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 6.9% | 2.4% | Benin |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 4.3% | 0.5% | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Bangladesh or Benin?
- Benin, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Bangladesh and Benin?
- 0.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Benin?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Benin rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Bangladesh ranks 191st and Benin ranks 190th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.