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.
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 Vietnam 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
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 443,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 463,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 340,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 361,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 352,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 432,277 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 421,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 442,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 452,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 452,930 (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).