Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 4.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 4.6% for current health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Cambodia peaked at 6.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2017.
Cambodia ranks 133rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +3.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 4.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 4.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 78% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 130 Saint Lucia 4.7% compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 4.7% compare
- 132 Grenada 4.7% compare
- 134 Dominican Republic 4.6% compare
- 135 Vietnam 4.6% compare
- 136 Cameroon 4.6% compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,047 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0511 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Cambodia?
- Current health expenditure in Cambodia was 4.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2017.
- How does Cambodia rank for current health expenditure?
- Cambodia ranks 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.