Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 14.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bangladesh is 14.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bangladesh peaked at 28.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2023.
That places Bangladesh 179th 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.2% | — |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -6.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 14.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 14.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 36.3%, 40% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 19.9% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.0% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.5% | 17.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bangladesh?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bangladesh was 14.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Bangladesh ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.