External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Laos
Laos: External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 18.94 current international $ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Laos, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Laos recorded 18.94 current international $ for external health expenditure per capita, ppp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.5% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Laos peaked at 83.44 current international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.81 current international $, in 2000.
Laos ranks 85th of 177 countries on this measure, 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 per capita, PPP (current international $) in Laos, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.81 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 17.83 current international $ | +128.4% |
| 2002 | 13.01 current international $ | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 14.89 current international $ | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 20.54 current international $ | +37.9% |
| 2005 | 18.94 current international $ | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 25.66 current international $ | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 25.25 current international $ | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 21.71 current international $ | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 26.08 current international $ | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 19.34 current international $ | -25.9% |
| 2011 | 22.54 current international $ | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 26.83 current international $ | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 23.8 current international $ | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 22.38 current international $ | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 25.33 current international $ | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 28.84 current international $ | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 30.06 current international $ | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 20.94 current international $ | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 42.86 current international $ | +104.7% |
| 2020 | 28.11 current international $ | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 83.44 current international $ | +196.8% |
| 2022 | 64.28 current international $ | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 18.94 current international $ | -70.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 18.94 current international $ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.2 current international $, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 18.94 current international $ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.63 current international $, 62% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Laos 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 | +196.8% | 28.11 current international $ | 83.44 current international $ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.17 current international $ | 7.81 current international $ | 26.08 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.29 current international $ | 19.34 current international $ | 42.86 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.69 current international $ | 18.94 current international $ | 83.44 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 82 Jamaica 22.5 current international $ compare
- 83 Democratic Republic of Congo 21.37 current international $ compare
- 84 Ghana 20.01 current international $ compare
- 86 Angola 17.81 current international $ compare
- 87 Cyprus 17.3 current international $ compare
- 88 Myanmar 17.2 current international $ compare
More health data for Laos
- 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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 317 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5161 % 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 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % 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 external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Laos?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Laos was 18.94 current international $ 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, ppp recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 83.44 current international $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.81 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Laos ranks 85th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. 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.