Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate was 6.04 % change on previous year in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Bangladesh, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 6.04 % change on previous year for healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in 2023.
The figure is down 45.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Bangladesh peaked at 16.38 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.15 % change on previous year, in 2019.
That places Bangladesh 88th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.73 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 13.33 % change on previous year | +257.1% |
| 2003 | 6.75 % change on previous year | -49.4% |
| 2004 | 8.62 % change on previous year | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 11.77 % change on previous year | +36.5% |
| 2006 | 11.21 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 12.2 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.33 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 2009 | 7.9 % change on previous year | +82.4% |
| 2010 | 11.01 % change on previous year | +39.4% |
| 2011 | 11.26 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.06 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 4.83 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 2014 | 6.85 % change on previous year | +41.8% |
| 2015 | 5.71 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 14.32 % change on previous year | +150.7% |
| 2017 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -60.6% |
| 2018 | 10.02 % change on previous year | +77.8% |
| 2019 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -88.5% |
| 2020 | 12.68 % change on previous year | +999.5% |
| 2021 | 16.38 % change on previous year | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 10.99 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 6.04 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 6.04 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.41 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 6.04 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.83 % change on previous year, 68% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +999.5% | 1.15 % change on previous year | 12.68 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.87 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | 13.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.28 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 14.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.52 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year | 16.38 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 85 Turkmenistan 6.18 % change on previous year compare
- 86 Ireland 6.09 % change on previous year compare
- 87 Netherlands 6.05 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Uruguay 5.95 % change on previous year compare
- 90 Korea 5.92 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Luxembourg 5.74 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Bangladesh?
- Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Bangladesh was 6.04 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 16.38 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Bangladesh rank for healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 88th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.