Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Thailand
Thailand: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Thailand, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Thailand is 4.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Thailand peaked at 5.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2001.
Thailand ranks 138th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 135 Dominican Republic 4.6% compare
- 136 Viet Nam 4.6% compare
- 137 Cameroon 4.6% compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 4.5% compare
- 140 Singapore 4.5% compare
- 141 Seychelles 4.5% compare
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Thailand?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Thailand was 4.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2001.
- How does Thailand rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Thailand ranks 138th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).