Capital health expenditure in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Capital health expenditure was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Bangladesh, 2000–2017
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.0% for capital health expenditure in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 64.5% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Bangladesh peaked at 0.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Bangladesh 123rd out of 128 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +101.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -49.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +62.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +35.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -21.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -54.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -64.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5%, 5% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Bangladesh?
- Capital health expenditure in Bangladesh was 0.0% in 2017, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Bangladesh rank for capital health expenditure?
- Bangladesh ranks 123rd out of 128 countries with data for 2017.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.