Health spending per person in Laos
Current health spending in Laos was US$27 per person in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2011.
Laos, 2023
US$27
Change from 2022
−33.7%
World, 2023
US$1,317 per person
Position in 2023
185th of 191
Health spending per person in Laos over time
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Current US dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US$27 per person | US$1,317 per person |
| 2022 | US$41 per person | US$1,266 per person |
| 2021 | US$69 per person | US$1,258 per person |
| 2020 | US$52 per person | US$1,160 per person |
| 2019 | US$68 per person | US$1,085 per person |
| 2018 | US$57 per person | US$1,067 per person |
| 2017 | US$61 per person | US$1,028 per person |
| 2016 | US$54 per person | US$992 per person |
| 2015 | US$52 per person | US$975 per person |
| 2014 | US$46 per person | US$1,016 per person |
| 2013 | US$43 per person | US$993 per person |
| 2012 | US$32 per person | US$982 per person |
| 2011 | US$27 per person | US$974 per person |
| 2010 | US$35 per person | US$900 per person |
| 2009 | US$36 per person | US$863 per person |
| 2008 | US$27 per person | US$854 per person |
| 2007 | US$25 per person | US$789 per person |
| 2006 | US$19 per person | US$720 per person |
| 2005 | US$17 per person | US$680 per person |
| 2004 | US$16 per person | US$640 per person |
| 2003 | US$18 per person | US$583 per person |
| 2002 | US$13 per person | US$519 per person |
| 2001 | US$14 per person | US$488 per person |
| 2000 | US$14 per person | US$476 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −33.7% from US$41 per person in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was US$43 per person, the figure has changed by −37.0%.
- Among the 191 countries with data for 2023, Laos has the 185th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was US$1,317 per person.
More for Laos
All statistics for Laos
Health spending share of GDP
1.3%
2023 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
44.8%
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
69.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
61.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
64
2023 · WHO