Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 39.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 39.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 39.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2008.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.8% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +78.5% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -37.4% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +41.2% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +28.2% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 39.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 39.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.9%, 65% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 18.5% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 18.9% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 26.2% | 39.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 39.8% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2008.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.