Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Cambodia
Cambodia: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Cambodia is 1.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Cambodia peaked at 3.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2007.
That places Cambodia 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +114.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -60.8% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 3.0% | 4 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Cambodia?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Cambodia was 1.2% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
- How does Cambodia rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Cambodia ranks 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.