Current health expenditure in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Current health expenditure was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 1.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 34.3% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 4.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2023.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 193rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -33.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -26.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -34.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 190 Djibouti 2.3% compare
- 191 Brunei Darussalam 2.2% compare
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More health data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 317 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0417 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Current health expenditure in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 1.3% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for current health expenditure?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.