Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Thailand
Thailand: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 77.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Thailand, 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
Thailand recorded 77.9% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Thailand peaked at 77.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2001.
Thailand ranks 24th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.2% | — |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 64.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 75.6% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +7.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 77.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 77.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.9%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.9% | 55.0% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 70.9% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 70.4% | 77.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 21 Slovakia 78.9% compare
- 22 Maldives 78.9% compare
- 23 Kiribati 78.5% compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 77.8% compare
- 26 Timor-Leste 77.7% compare
- 27 New Zealand 77.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Thailand?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Thailand was 77.9% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2001.
- How does Thailand rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Thailand ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.