Bangladesh vs Benin: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Bangladesh
0.3%
in 2023
Benin
0.5%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
191st
Benin rank
189th
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bangladesh
- Benin
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.6 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 191st and Benin ranks 189th of 193 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Bangladesh or Benin?
- Benin, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Bangladesh and Benin?
- 0.2%, 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 public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 191st and Benin ranks 189th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. 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 expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.