Economic impact of high BMI as share of GDP worldwide in 2020 and forecasts to 2035
It was estimated that the economic impact of overweight and obesity worldwide in 2020 was around 2.4 percent of global GDP. By the year 2035, the economic impact of overweight and obesity is predicted to equal almost three percent of global GDP. This statistic shows the global economic impact of overweight and obesity as proportion of total global GDP in 2020 and forecasts for the years 2025, 2030, and 2035.