Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure was 79.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.3%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
2nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
79.3%
in 2023
All-time low
61.8%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Bangladesh stood at 79.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Bangladesh peaked at 79.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 2nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.8% | — |
| 2001 | 65.8% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | +1.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 79.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 79.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 49.3%, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 61.8% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 68.0% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 76.1% | 79.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 1 Armenia 80.5% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 77.4% compare
- 4 Afghanistan 77.1% compare
- 5 Syria 72.4% 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)
- 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 out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Bangladesh?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Bangladesh was 79.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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