External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Thailand
Thailand: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Thailand, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Thailand stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.2% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Thailand peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Thailand 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +154.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +947.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -68.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +142.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -44.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +82.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +47.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -31.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +137.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -68.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +73.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -30.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +34.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 11% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +947.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 124 Latvia 0.1% compare
- 125 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 126 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
- 128 Philippines 0.1% compare
- 129 Croatia 0.1% compare
- 130 Belarus 0.1% compare
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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Thailand?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Thailand was 0.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Thailand ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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