Capital health expenditure in Thailand
Thailand: Capital health expenditure was 0.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Capital health expenditure in Thailand, 2000–2018
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.2% for capital health expenditure in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Thailand peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.
Thailand ranks 68th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +59.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +42.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -27.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Thailand?
- Capital health expenditure in Thailand was 0.2% in 2018, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
- How does Thailand rank for capital health expenditure?
- Thailand ranks 68th out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.