External health expenditure per capita in Thailand
Thailand: External health expenditure per capita was 0.3178 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Thailand, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Thailand stood at 0.3178 current US$.
That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.7244 current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 current US$, in 2000.
That places Thailand 135th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0049 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.0115 current US$ | +134.2% |
| 2002 | 0.147 current US$ | +1176.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1384 current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1485 current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0519 current US$ | -65.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0577 current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0668 current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1933 current US$ | +189.3% |
| 2009 | 0.107 current US$ | -44.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2198 current US$ | +105.4% |
| 2011 | 0.368 current US$ | +67.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2647 current US$ | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6469 current US$ | +144.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7244 current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.611 current US$ | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2025 current US$ | -66.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2113 current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4076 current US$ | +92.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3282 current US$ | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.241 current US$ | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3218 current US$ | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2684 current US$ | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3178 current US$ | +18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0927 current US$ | 0.0049 current US$ | 0.1933 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3984 current US$ | 0.2025 current US$ | 0.7244 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2873 current US$ | 0.241 current US$ | 0.3218 current US$ | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,582 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 677 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Thailand?
- External health expenditure per capita in Thailand was 0.3178 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7244 current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Thailand ranks 135th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.