Capital health expenditure in Bhutan
Bhutan: Capital health expenditure was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Bhutan, 2000–2020
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
The most recent figure for capital health expenditure in Bhutan is 0.6%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Bhutan peaked at 2.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
That places Bhutan 21st out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -35.7% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +139.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -60.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +109.8% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -45.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +41.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -38.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +36.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -34.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +5.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % 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 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % 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 Bhutan?
- Capital health expenditure in Bhutan was 0.6% in 2020, 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Bhutan rank for capital health expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 21st out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.