Health spending as a share of total government spending in Cambodia
Cambodia: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 6.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Cambodia is 6.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Cambodia peaked at 14.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2009.
Cambodia ranks 149th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +107.5% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -55.2% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 6.4% | 14.3% | 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Cambodia?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Cambodia was 6.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2009.
- How does Cambodia rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Cambodia ranks 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.