Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Thailand

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Thailand in 2023 — 3.53%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.82 pp.

2023 3.53% −0.36 pp vs 2022
World rank 82of 192
Period maximum 3.89%2022
Period minimum 1.66%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Thailand, 2000–202312342000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.71%2001: 1.66%2002: 2.08%2003: 2.05%2004: 2.01%2005: 2.01%2006: 2.23%2007: 2.41%2008: 2.61%2009: 2.65%2010: 2.5%2011: 2.73%2012: 2.68%2013: 2.62%2014: 2.79%2015: 2.75%2016: 2.85%2017: 2.78%2018: 2.74%2019: 2.72%2020: 3.07%2021: 3.63%2022: 3.89%2023: 3.53%
Change over the period: +1.82 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand

Thailand 3.53%
World 6.14%
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.07%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.53 −0.36 pp
2022 3.89 +0.27 pp
2021 3.63 +0.56 pp
2020 3.07 +0.35 pp
2019 2.72 −0.03 pp
2018 2.74 −0.03 pp
2017 2.78 −0.08 pp
2016 2.85 +0.1 pp
2015 2.75 −0.04 pp
2014 2.79 +0.17 pp
2013 2.62 −0.06 pp
2012 2.68 −0.05 pp
2011 2.73 +0.23 pp
2010 2.5 −0.15 pp
2009 2.65 +0.04 pp
2008 2.61 +0.19 pp
2007 2.41 +0.18 pp
2006 2.23 +0.22 pp
2005 2.01 +0 pp
2004 2.01 −0.03 pp
2003 2.05 −0.03 pp
2002 2.08 +0.41 pp
2001 1.66 −0.05 pp
2000 1.71

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.