Public healthcare spending share gdp in Laos

Laos: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 0.5279 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5279
Change on year
down 15.7%
World rank
186th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.33
in 2001
All-time low
0.3669
in 2011
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Laos, 2000–2023

0.40.60.811.21.42000201120232000: 1.22001: 1.32002: 12003: 1.12004: 0.7942005: 0.9072006: 0.6422007: 0.592008: 0.5132009: 1.12010: 0.6042011: 0.3672012: 0.4372013: 0.7132014: 0.6842015: 0.8642016: 0.7652017: 0.8892018: 0.8692019: 0.9612020: 0.7922021: 0.7192022: 0.6262023: 0.528

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public healthcare spending share gdp in Laos is 0.5279, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Laos peaked at 1.33 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3669, in 2011.

That places Laos 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in Laos, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 1.23
2001 1.33 +7.8%
2002 1.02 -23.4%
2003 1.1 +7.6%
2004 0.7943 -27.5%
2005 0.9067 +14.2%
2006 0.6422 -29.2%
2007 0.5897 -8.2%
2008 0.5133 -12.9%
2009 1.15 +123.4%
2010 0.6036 -47.4%
2011 0.3669 -39.2%
2012 0.4367 +19.0%
2013 0.7127 +63.2%
2014 0.6837 -4.1%
2015 0.8639 +26.4%
2016 0.7649 -11.5%
2017 0.8889 +16.2%
2018 0.8692 -2.2%
2019 0.9614 +10.6%
2020 0.7921 -17.6%
2021 0.7192 -9.2%
2022 0.6264 -12.9%
2023 0.5279 -15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.927 0.5133 1.33 10
2010s 0.7152 0.3669 0.9614 10
2020s 0.6664 0.5279 0.7921 4

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 183 Nigeria 0.6009 compare
  2. 184 Sudan 0.5915 compare
  3. 185 Somalia 0.5304 compare
  4. 187 South Sudan 0.5011 compare
  5. 188 Myanmar 0.4952 compare
  6. 189 Benin 0.4895 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Laos?
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Laos was 0.5279 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 1.33 in 2001.
What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3669 in 2011.
How does Laos rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
Laos ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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