Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Thailand

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Thailand in 2023 — 4.54%. Ranked 136 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.44 pp.

2023 4.54% −0.82 pp vs 2022
World rank 136of 192
Period maximum 5.35%2022
Period minimum 3.03%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Thailand, 2000–202334562000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.1%2001: 3.03%2002: 3.33%2003: 3.24%2004: 3.14%2005: 3.16%2006: 3.1%2007: 3.19%2008: 3.46%2009: 3.62%2010: 3.39%2011: 3.57%2012: 3.52%2013: 3.45%2014: 3.68%2015: 3.85%2016: 3.94%2017: 3.85%2018: 3.87%2019: 3.79%2020: 4.36%2021: 5.15%2022: 5.35%2023: 4.54%
Change over the period: +1.44 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Thailand 4.54%
World 10.06%
South-Eastern Asia computed 3.86%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.54 −0.82 pp
2022 5.35 +0.2 pp
2021 5.15 +0.8 pp
2020 4.36 +0.57 pp
2019 3.79 −0.08 pp
2018 3.87 +0.02 pp
2017 3.85 −0.09 pp
2016 3.94 +0.09 pp
2015 3.85 +0.17 pp
2014 3.68 +0.23 pp
2013 3.45 −0.07 pp
2012 3.52 −0.05 pp
2011 3.57 +0.18 pp
2010 3.39 −0.23 pp
2009 3.62 +0.16 pp
2008 3.46 +0.27 pp
2007 3.19 +0.09 pp
2006 3.1 −0.06 pp
2005 3.16 +0.02 pp
2004 3.14 −0.1 pp
2003 3.24 −0.09 pp
2002 3.33 +0.31 pp
2001 3.03 −0.08 pp
2000 3.1

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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