Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Thailand
Thailand: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 7.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Thailand stood at 7.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Thailand peaked at 14.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2014.
That places Thailand 97th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +37.0% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +32.2% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -50.1% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.0% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.8% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 7.9% | 5 |
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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)
- 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0244 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Thailand?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Thailand was 7.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2014.
- How does Thailand rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Thailand ranks 97th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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