External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 3.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Bangladesh stood at 3.5%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Bangladesh peaked at 10.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2023.
Bangladesh ranks 80th of 194 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.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +25.9% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -34.8% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -4.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 3.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.8%, 73% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.8% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 3.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4 |
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- 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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Bangladesh?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Bangladesh was 3.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Bangladesh ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. 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 Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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