Djibouti vs Laos: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health)
Djibouti
2.3%
in 2023
Laos
1.3%
in 2023
Djibouti rank
190th
Laos rank
193rd
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) over time
- Djibouti
- Laos
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 2.3% against 1.3% in Laos, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.7 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.
Djibouti ranks 190th and Laos ranks 193rd of 193 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 0.2% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Djibouti or Laos?
- Djibouti, at 2.3% against 1.3% in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Djibouti and Laos?
- 1.0%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Laos?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Laos rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Djibouti ranks 190th and Laos ranks 193rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.