Public healthcare spending share gdp in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 0.3143 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public healthcare spending share gdp in Bangladesh is 0.3143, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5084 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3143, in 2023.
That places Bangladesh 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5084 | — |
| 2001 | 0.384 | -24.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4701 | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4828 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4809 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4504 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4788 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4886 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4432 | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4352 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4706 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4823 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4697 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4373 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.422 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3884 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4756 | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5025 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4857 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3611 | -25.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3558 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3881 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3419 | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3143 | -8.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.3143 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.86, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.3143 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.62, 19% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4622 | 0.384 | 0.5084 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4495 | 0.3611 | 0.5025 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.35 | 0.3143 | 0.3881 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,062 (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 public healthcare spending share gdp in Bangladesh?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Bangladesh was 0.3143 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5084 in 2000.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3143 in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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