Bangladesh — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Bangladesh, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Bangladesh was 2.17% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 2.39% in 2016. The lowest was 1.77% in 2001 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.80% per year.
Bangladesh ranks 188 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 99%. The median for South Asia is 4.42%, so Bangladesh sits below it. It peaked in 2016 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 5%. Within South Asia it ranks 6 of 6 economies; India (3.34%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 9% in 2002. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 87 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 179th of 184 in 2000 → 182nd of 188 in 2010 → 188th of 189 in 2020 → 187th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 2.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 2.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 2.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 2.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 2.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 2.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 2.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 2.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 2.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 2.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 2.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 2.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 2.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.93% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 1.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.81% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bangladesh’s Health spending in 2001?
1.77% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bangladesh’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +20.2% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 2.17%; 2022: 2.22%; 2021: 2.27%; 2020: 2.18%; 2019: 2.13%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.