Health share of government spending in Laos in 2023 — 3.21%. Ranked 185 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.99 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.21 | −1.05 pp |
| 2022 | 4.25 | −0.33 pp |
| 2021 | 4.58 | +0.26 pp |
| 2020 | 4.31 | −0.85 pp |
| 2019 | 5.16 | +0.97 pp |
| 2018 | 4.2 | +0.12 pp |
| 2017 | 4.08 | +0.45 pp |
| 2016 | 3.63 | +0.28 pp |
| 2015 | 3.35 | +0.61 pp |
| 2014 | 2.74 | −0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 2.94 | +1.17 pp |
| 2012 | 1.77 | −0.05 pp |
| 2011 | 1.82 | −0.88 pp |
| 2010 | 2.69 | −3.01 pp |
| 2009 | 5.7 | +2.51 pp |
| 2008 | 3.2 | −0.71 pp |
| 2007 | 3.9 | −0.46 pp |
| 2006 | 4.36 | −1.55 pp |
| 2005 | 5.91 | +0.06 pp |
| 2004 | 5.85 | −0.98 pp |
| 2003 | 6.83 | +0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 6.13 | −0.93 pp |
| 2001 | 7.06 | +0.86 pp |
| 2000 | 6.2 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.
Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
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Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
