Bangladesh Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
Bangladesh's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 79.3 % of current health expenditure in 2023, +1pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.
Bangladesh (2023)
79.3
% of current health expenditure
+1pp YoY
YoY Change
+1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 79.3 | +1pp |
| 2022 | 78.3 | +2.2pp |
| 2021 | 76.1 | -0.9pp |
| 2020 | 77 | +0.5pp |
| 2019 | 76.5 | +5.8pp |
| 2018 | 70.7 | +0.6pp |
| 2017 | 70.1 | -1.4pp |
| 2016 | 71.5 | -1.2pp |
| 2015 | 72.7 | +1.9pp |
| 2014 | 70.8 | +1.2pp |
| 2013 | 69.6 | +1.3pp |
| 2012 | 68.3 | +0.1pp |
| 2011 | 68.2 | +0.2pp |
| 2010 | 68 | +0.1pp |
| 2009 | 67.9 | +0.1pp |
| 2008 | 67.8 | +1.4pp |
| 2007 | 66.4 | +0.8pp |
| 2006 | 65.6 | +0.2pp |
| 2005 | 65.4 | +2.3pp |
| 2004 | 63.1 | +0.1pp |
About this Dataset
Bangladesh recorded 79.3 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was +1pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 61.8 in 2000 to 79.3 in 2023.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Bangladesh as a share of current health expenditure — the portion households pay directly rather than through insurance or government schemes. A high share signals both financial-protection weakness and a larger private-pay addressable market.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Bangladesh as a share of current health expenditure — the portion households pay directly rather than through insurance or government schemes. A high share signals both financial-protection weakness and a larger private-pay addressable market. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
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).
The series peaked at 79.3 % of current health expenditure in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 61.8 in 2000. The latest reading of 79.3 in 2023 represents a change of +1pp.