Contact Contacts
Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Thailand

Health share of government spending in Thailand in 2023 — 15.56%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 6.31 pp.

2023 15.56% −0.46 pp vs 2022
World rank 40of 192
Period maximum 16.01%2022
Period minimum 8.38%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Thailand, 2000–2023810121416182000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 9.25%2001: 8.38%2002: 8.72%2003: 11.46%2004: 10.71%2005: 10.5%2006: 12.12%2007: 12.38%2008: 13.5%2009: 12.46%2010: 11.56%2011: 12.84%2012: 12.64%2013: 12.16%2014: 12.66%2015: 12.48%2016: 13.58%2017: 13.1%2018: 13.12%2019: 13.28%2020: 12.15%2021: 13.7%2022: 16.01%2023: 15.56%
Change over the period: +6.31 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Thailand 15.56%
World computed 10.81%
East Asia & Pacific computed 11.06%
South-Eastern Asia computed 8.82%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.98%
Health share of government spending — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 15.56 −0.46 pp
2022 16.01 +2.31 pp
2021 13.7 +1.55 pp
2020 12.15 −1.13 pp
2019 13.28 +0.16 pp
2018 13.12 +0.02 pp
2017 13.1 −0.48 pp
2016 13.58 +1.1 pp
2015 12.48 −0.18 pp
2014 12.66 +0.5 pp
2013 12.16 −0.48 pp
2012 12.64 −0.2 pp
2011 12.84 +1.28 pp
2010 11.56 −0.89 pp
2009 12.46 −1.04 pp
2008 13.5 +1.11 pp
2007 12.38 +0.27 pp
2006 12.12 +1.61 pp
2005 10.5 −0.21 pp
2004 10.71 −0.74 pp
2003 11.46 +2.74 pp
2002 8.72 +0.34 pp
2001 8.38 −0.87 pp
2000 9.25 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 17.39 TH Thailand 15.56 VN Vietnam 10.45 TL Timor-Leste 9.16 PH Philippines 8.77 ID Indonesia 8.52 MY Malaysia 7.94 BN Brunei Darussalam 7.02 KH Cambodia 6.65 LA Laos 3.21 MM Myanmar 2.34
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

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.

Other indicators for Thailand

Healthcare Government health expenditure (% of GDP)

How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.

Thailand by year Healthcare Government health expenditure per capita

How many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.

Thailand by year Education Education expenditure (% of GDP)

Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.

Thailand by year Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)

All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.

Thailand by year Healthcare Health expenditure per capita

How much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.

Thailand by year Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 people

The number of physicians per 1,000 people.

Thailand by year
All indicators for Thailand