Current health expenditure per capita in Laos
Laos: Current health expenditure per capita was 27.42 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Laos, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Laos recorded 27.42 current US$ for current health expenditure per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 33.7% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Laos peaked at 68.62 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.91 current US$, in 2002.
That places Laos 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.89 current US$ | 12.91 current US$ | 35.72 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.57 current US$ | 27.12 current US$ | 67.58 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.34 current US$ | 27.42 current US$ | 68.62 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Laos
- Population ages 15-64, female 65.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 75,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 73,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 75,819 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,584 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 73,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 76,055 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Laos?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Laos was 27.42 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 68.62 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.91 current US$ in 2002.
- How does Laos rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Laos ranks 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.