Economic impact of high BMI as share of GDP worldwide from 2020 to 2035, by region
It was estimated that the economic impact of overweight and obesity in North, Central, and South America in 2020 was around 3.2 percent of the region's GDP. By the year 2035, the economic impact of overweight and obesity in the Americas is predicted to equal around 3.7 percent of GDP. This statistic shows the economic impact of overweight and obesity as proportion of total GDP in 2020 and forecasts for the years 2025, 2030, and 2035, by region.