Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Benin or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Benin as of 2023.

What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Benin and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP

Benin

0.5%

in 2023

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.5%

in 2023

Benin rank

189th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

186th

Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time

Benin
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Benin ranks 189th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 186th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.0%	0.9%	0.1%	Benin
2010s	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Benin or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Benin and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Benin and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?: Benin ranks 189th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 186th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare 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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Indicator: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.