Lao PDR - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Lao PDR was 21.21 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.85 in 2006, while its lowest value was 9.83 in 2000.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.

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

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Year Value
2000 9.83
2001 20.52
2002 15.64
2003 13.90
2004 22.36
2005 20.21
2006 27.85
2007 23.55
2008 21.98
2009 19.59
2010 16.72
2011 27.60
2012 27.02
2013 19.00
2014 16.79
2015 16.96
2016 18.12
2017 16.67
2018 12.45
2019 21.21

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Lao PDR was 14.47 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 14.47 in 2019 and 1.41 in 2000.

Definition: Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.

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

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Year Value
2000 1.41
2001 3.03
2002 2.06
2003 2.50
2004 3.71
2005 3.58
2006 5.46
2007 5.94
2008 5.98
2009 7.10
2010 5.85
2011 7.58
2012 8.88
2013 8.35
2014 7.72
2015 8.91
2016 9.94
2017 10.34
2018 7.19
2019 14.47

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

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Lao PDR was 45.04 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 45.04 in 2019 and 7.97 in 2000.

Definition: Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP). External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.

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

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Year Value
2000 7.97
2001 18.21
2002 13.30
2003 15.21
2004 20.96
2005 19.31
2006 26.14
2007 25.69
2008 22.05
2009 26.48
2010 19.59
2011 22.82
2012 27.17
2013 24.11
2014 22.67
2015 25.67
2016 29.28
2017 30.55
2018 21.75
2019 45.04

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems