Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Cambodia
Cambodia: Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 1.2% for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Cambodia peaked at 3.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2007.
Cambodia ranks 158th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +114.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -60.8% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +5.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%, 37% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +114.4% | 1.4% | 3.0% |
| 2022 | -60.8% | 3.0% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Cambodia?
- Domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Cambodia was 1.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
- How does Cambodia rank for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage?
- Cambodia ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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