Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cambodia
Cambodia: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 26.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cambodia is 26.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cambodia peaked at 47.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2008.
Cambodia ranks 161st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 47.4% | +73.5% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | -44.3% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +1.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 26.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 26.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.9%, 44% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 15.5% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 17.1% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 26.4% | 47.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 158 Nepal 31.3% compare
- 159 Madagascar 28.8% compare
- 160 Senegal 27.6% compare
- 162 Mozambique 26.5% compare
- 163 Tajikistan 25.6% compare
- 164 Chad 25.2% compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cambodia?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cambodia was 26.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2008.
- How does Cambodia rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Cambodia ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.