External health expenditure per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: External health expenditure per capita was 1.87 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.87 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 2.61 current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6463 current US$, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 117th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6463 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.7963 current US$ | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9047 current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9646 current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 1.08 current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9817 current US$ | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 1.13 current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 1.3 current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 1.66 current US$ | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 1.85 current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 1.96 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.14 current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 2.43 current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 2.5 current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.58 current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.42 current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 2.55 current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.61 current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.71 current US$ | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 1.99 current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 2.32 current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 2.06 current US$ | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 1.87 current US$ | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 current US$ | 0.6463 current US$ | 1.66 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 current US$ | 1.71 current US$ | 2.61 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 current US$ | 1.87 current US$ | 2.32 current US$ | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Bangladesh?
- External health expenditure per capita in Bangladesh was 1.87 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6463 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 117th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.