Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Thailand in 2023 — 9.93%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 24.25 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.93 | +0.72 pp |
| 2022 | 9.21 | +0.17 pp |
| 2021 | 9.04 | −1.5 pp |
| 2020 | 10.54 | +1.87 pp |
| 2019 | 8.67 | −1.44 pp |
| 2018 | 10.11 | −1.73 pp |
| 2017 | 11.84 | +1.02 pp |
| 2016 | 10.81 | −1.1 pp |
| 2015 | 11.91 | −0.95 pp |
| 2014 | 12.86 | +0.32 pp |
| 2013 | 12.54 | −0.88 pp |
| 2012 | 13.42 | +0.41 pp |
| 2011 | 13.01 | −1.49 pp |
| 2010 | 14.5 | −1.41 pp |
| 2009 | 15.9 | +1.2 pp |
| 2008 | 14.7 | −0.11 pp |
| 2007 | 14.81 | −2.84 pp |
| 2006 | 17.66 | −9.93 pp |
| 2005 | 27.58 | +1.17 pp |
| 2004 | 26.41 | −0.76 pp |
| 2003 | 27.17 | −0.73 pp |
| 2002 | 27.9 | −6.09 pp |
| 2001 | 33.99 | −0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 34.19 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.
Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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