Public healthcare spending share gdp in Bhutan

Bhutan: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 2.94 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.94
Change on year
up 37.6%
World rank
102nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.3
in 2000
All-time low
2.14
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Bhutan, 2000–2023

01232000201120232000: 3.32001: 3.32002: 3.12003: 2.72004: 2.82005: 2.42006: 2.32007: 2.52008: 2.22009: 2.42010: 2.32011: 2.22012: 2.32013: 2.32014: 2.22015: 2.62016: 2.42017: 2.32018: 2.42019: 2.52020: 3.22021: 2.32022: 2.12023: 2.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 2.94 for public healthcare spending share gdp in 2023.

The figure is up 37.6% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Bhutan peaked at 3.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.14, in 2022.

That places Bhutan 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in Bhutan, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 3.3
2001 3.29 -0.1%
2002 3.1 -5.9%
2003 2.65 -14.4%
2004 2.82 +6.2%
2005 2.45 -13.0%
2006 2.28 -6.8%
2007 2.48 +8.5%
2008 2.18 -12.2%
2009 2.43 +11.9%
2010 2.35 -3.6%
2011 2.22 -5.5%
2012 2.27 +2.3%
2013 2.31 +1.7%
2014 2.23 -3.3%
2015 2.55 +14.4%
2016 2.42 -5.0%
2017 2.32 -4.3%
2018 2.44 +5.3%
2019 2.48 +1.7%
2020 3.19 +28.3%
2021 2.32 -27.3%
2022 2.14 -7.7%
2023 2.94 +37.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.7 2.18 3.3 10
2010s 2.36 2.22 2.55 10
2020s 2.65 2.14 3.19 4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.07 compare
  2. 100 Oman 2.98 compare
  3. 101 Dominican Republic 2.95 compare
  4. 103 Iran 2.82 compare
  5. 104 Mongolia 2.73 compare
  6. 105 Fiji 2.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Bhutan?
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Bhutan was 2.94 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 3.3 in 2000.
What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.14 in 2022.
How does Bhutan rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
Bhutan ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan 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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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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