Mexico vs Thailand: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Mexico
3.2%
in 2025
Thailand
3.5%
in 2024
Mexico rank
56th
Thailand rank
54th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Mexico
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 3.5% against 3.2% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 56th and Thailand ranks 54th of 59 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.6% | 0.5% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Mexico or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 3.5% against 3.2% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Mexico and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Thailand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Thailand rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 56th and Thailand ranks 54th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.