External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Thailand
Thailand: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 1.04 current international $ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Thailand, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Thailand stood at 1.04 current international $.
The figure is up 20.3% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Thailand peaked at 1.92 current international $ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0179 current international $, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 130th 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 in Thailand, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0179 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 0.0465 current international $ | +160.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5732 current international $ | +1132.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5202 current international $ | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5367 current international $ | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1839 current international $ | -65.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1891 current international $ | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1999 current international $ | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5411 current international $ | +170.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3096 current international $ | -42.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5715 current international $ | +84.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9059 current international $ | +58.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6758 current international $ | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 1.64 current international $ | +142.0% |
| 2014 | 1.92 current international $ | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7 current international $ | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5786 current international $ | -65.9% |
| 2017 | 0.579 current international $ | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.08 current international $ | +87.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8616 current international $ | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6612 current international $ | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9229 current international $ | +39.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8632 current international $ | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 1.04 current international $ | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3118 current international $ | 0.0179 current international $ | 0.5732 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 current international $ | 0.5715 current international $ | 1.92 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8714 current international $ | 0.6612 current international $ | 1.04 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 127 Belarus 1.69 current international $ compare
- 128 Trinidad and Tobago 1.68 current international $ compare
- 129 Peru 1.4 current international $ compare
- 131 Belgium 0.843 current international $ compare
- 132 Netherlands 0.8098 current international $ compare
- 133 Uzbekistan 0.781 current international $ 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0163 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Thailand?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Thailand was 1.04 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 current international $ in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Thailand ranks 130th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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, 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.