Government health spending as a share of GDP in Thailand
Thailand: Government health spending as a share of GDP was 3.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government health spending as a share of gdp in Thailand is 3.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government health spending as a share of gdp in Thailand peaked at 4.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2001.
That places Thailand 54th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 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 government health spending as a share of gdp in Thailand?
- Government health spending as a share of gdp in Thailand was 3.5% in 2024, according to OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2001.
- How does Thailand rank for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Thailand ranks 54th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government health spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.