Lao PDR - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Lao PDR was 2.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 4.48 in 2003, while its lowest value was 1.94 in 2011.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 4.28
2001 4.29
2002 3.70
2003 4.48
2004 3.54
2005 3.34
2006 2.93
2007 3.15
2008 2.77
2009 3.46
2010 2.91
2011 1.94
2012 2.08
2013 2.40
2014 2.30
2015 2.45
2016 2.36
2017 2.53
2018 2.25
2019 2.60

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Lao PDR was 68.22 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 68.22 in 2019 and 13.18 in 2002.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 14.39
2001 14.77
2002 13.18
2003 17.97
2004 16.58
2005 17.69
2006 19.61
2007 25.22
2008 27.20
2009 36.26
2010 34.99
2011 27.46
2012 32.84
2013 43.96
2014 45.97
2015 52.51
2016 54.88
2017 62.00
2018 57.71
2019 68.22

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Lao PDR was 212.37 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 212.37 in 2019 and 81.15 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 81.15
2001 88.76
2002 85.02
2003 109.39
2004 93.73
2005 95.55
2006 93.88
2007 109.10
2008 100.32
2009 135.16
2010 117.22
2011 82.67
2012 100.53
2013 126.94
2014 135.01
2015 151.35
2016 161.57
2017 183.27
2018 174.71
2019 212.37

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems