Health spending share of GDP in Laos

Current health spending in Laos was equal to 1.3% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Laos, 2023 1.3% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −0.7percentage points 2022: 2.0%
World, 2023 10.1% Official aggregate
Position in 2023 192nd of 192 See the full ranking

Health spending share of GDP in Laos over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period LaosWorld
2023 1.3% 10.1%
2022 2.0% 10.0%
2021 2.7% 10.3%
2020 2.1% 10.7%
2019 2.6% 9.7%
2018 2.2% 9.6%
2017 2.5% 9.7%
2016 2.4% 9.8%
2015 2.5% 9.7%
2014 2.3% 9.4%
2013 2.4% 9.3%
2012 2.1% 9.3%
2011 1.9% 9.3%
2010 2.9% 9.5%
2009 3.5% 9.8%
2008 2.8% 9.1%
2007 3.1% 9.1%
2006 2.9% 9.2%
2005 3.3% 9.3%
2004 3.5% 9.4%
2003 4.5% 9.5%
2002 3.7% 9.3%
2001 4.3% 9.0%
2000 4.3% 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 2.0% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 2.4%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Laos has the 192nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Laos
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database