Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bangladesh is 2.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bangladesh peaked at 2.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2001.
That places Bangladesh 194th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 191 Guyana 2.5% compare
- 192 Djibouti 2.3% compare
- 193 Brunei Darussalam 2.2% compare
- 195 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.3% 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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0219 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bangladesh?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bangladesh was 2.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 194th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).