{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bd-health-spending-per-capita-ppp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-health-spending-per-capita-ppp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-health-spending-per-capita-ppp/","title":"Bangladesh Health Spending per Capita (PPP) (2023)","description":"Bangladesh's Health Spending per Capita (PPP): 198.5 international $ per person in 2023, +6.0% YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.CHEX.PP.CD), 2000–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","World Bank","Bangladesh","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bangladesh","temporal_coverage":"2000/2023","unit":"international $ per person","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Bangladesh Health Spending per Capita (PPP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.CHEX.PP.CD?locations=BD"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bangladesh"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bangladesh (2023)","value":"198.5","unit":"international $ per person","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+6.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+6.0%","unit":"international $ per person"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bangladesh Health Spending per Capita (PPP)"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":27.2905550706384},{"period":"2001","value":28.3095500556105},{"period":"2002","value":32.0840729142523},{"period":"2003","value":34.2506654311514},{"period":"2004","value":37.2031181597224},{"period":"2005","value":41.5811443703718},{"period":"2006","value":46.2431369242753},{"period":"2007","value":51.8859132993287},{"period":"2008","value":54.1320179225047},{"period":"2009","value":58.4067405455343},{"period":"2010","value":64.837141432994},{"period":"2011","value":72.1375658548254},{"period":"2012","value":80.835618242804},{"period":"2013","value":84.7383200866159},{"period":"2014","value":90.5394255218213},{"period":"2015","value":95.7094284834595},{"period":"2016","value":109.412957923441},{"period":"2017","value":115.581150215712},{"period":"2018","value":127.164276133592},{"period":"2019","value":128.629979474583},{"period":"2020","value":144.934011636458},{"period":"2021","value":168.673210869},{"period":"2022","value":187.217600628902},{"period":"2023","value":198.520096538506}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"international $ per person"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"198.5","yoyChange":"+6.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"187.2","yoyChange":"+11.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"168.7","yoyChange":"+16.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"144.9","yoyChange":"+12.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"128.6","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"127.2","yoyChange":"+10.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"115.6","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"109.4","yoyChange":"+14.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"95.7","yoyChange":"+5.7%"},{"year":"2014","value":"90.5","yoyChange":"+6.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"84.7","yoyChange":"+4.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"80.8","yoyChange":"+12.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"72.1","yoyChange":"+11.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"64.8","yoyChange":"+11.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"58.4","yoyChange":"+7.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"54.1","yoyChange":"+4.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"51.9","yoyChange":"+12.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"46.2","yoyChange":"+11.2%"},{"year":"2005","value":"41.6","yoyChange":"+11.8%"},{"year":"2004","value":"37.2","yoyChange":"+8.6%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks current health expenditure per person in Bangladesh in PPP-adjusted international dollars — the comparable measure of what a health system actually spends per head, unaffected by exchange-rate swings. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2023 (24 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 198.5 international $ per person in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 27.3 in 2000. The latest reading of 198.5 in 2023 represents a change of +11.3."}]}