Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 4.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 4.4% for current health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Bhutan peaked at 4.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2011.
Bhutan ranks 143rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +12.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 4.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 4.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 4.0%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 140 Seychelles 4.5% compare
- 141 Myanmar 4.5% compare
- 142 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.4% compare
- 144 Kenya 4.4% compare
- 145 Algeria 4.4% compare
- 146 Mauritania 4.3% compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0313 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Bhutan?
- Current health expenditure in Bhutan was 4.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2011.
- How does Bhutan rank for current health expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.