Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bhutan
Bhutan: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 66.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bhutan, 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
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bhutan stood at 66.7%.
That represents a change of up 22.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bhutan peaked at 79.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 66th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2001 | 71.6% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 78.4% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | -37.9% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +22.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 66.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 66.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 36.3%, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.2% | 55.9% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 68.9% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 48.4% | 78.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bhutan?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Bhutan was 66.7% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Bhutan ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.