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South Asia · Country statistics

Bangladesh

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population175.69M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$456.32B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$2.6K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth74.92024 · yearsInternet use53.4%2024 · % of populationForest area14.5%2023 · % of land area
Health expenditure
2.2%

% of GDP·2023

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Bangladesh2023 · 2.2%
00.61.191.792.391960199320252000: 1.8%2001: 1.8%2002: 1.9%2003: 2%2004: 2%2005: 2.1%2006: 2.1%2007: 2.2%2008: 2.1%2009: 2.2%2010: 2.3%2011: 2.4%2012: 2.4%2013: 2.3%2014: 2.3%2015: 2.3%2016: 2.4%2017: 2.4%2018: 2.3%2019: 2.1%2020: 2.2%2021: 2.3%2022: 2.2%2023: 2.2%

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Country context

Bangladesh in perspective

Region
South Asia
Capital
Dhaka
Country code
BGD

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