Lao PDR - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Lao PDR was 36.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.70 in 2018, while its lowest value was 18.09 in 2007.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

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

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Year Value
2000 28.84
2001 30.99
2002 27.55
2003 24.47
2004 22.43
2005 27.17
2006 21.90
2007 18.09
2008 18.55
2009 33.11
2010 20.73
2011 18.87
2012 21.03
2013 29.70
2014 29.75
2015 35.21
2016 32.40
2017 35.19
2018 38.70
2019 36.93

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Lao PDR was 0.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 1.33 in 2001, while its lowest value was 0.37 in 2011.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

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

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Year Value
2000 1.23
2001 1.33
2002 1.02
2003 1.10
2004 0.79
2005 0.91
2006 0.64
2007 0.57
2008 0.51
2009 1.15
2010 0.60
2011 0.37
2012 0.44
2013 0.71
2014 0.68
2015 0.86
2016 0.76
2017 0.89
2018 0.87
2019 0.96

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Lao PDR was 4.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 7.06 in 2001, while its lowest value was 1.77 in 2012.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

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

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Year Value
2000 6.20
2001 7.06
2002 6.13
2003 6.83
2004 5.85
2005 5.91
2006 4.36
2007 3.78
2008 3.20
2009 5.70
2010 2.69
2011 1.82
2012 1.77
2013 2.94
2014 2.74
2015 3.35
2016 3.63
2017 4.12
2018 4.16
2019 4.71

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Lao PDR was 25.20 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 25.20 in 2019 and 3.63 in 2002.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

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

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Year Value
2000 4.15
2001 4.58
2002 3.63
2003 4.40
2004 3.72
2005 4.81
2006 4.30
2007 4.56
2008 5.05
2009 12.00
2010 7.26
2011 5.18
2012 6.91
2013 13.06
2014 13.67
2015 18.49
2016 17.78
2017 21.82
2018 22.33
2019 25.20

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Lao PDR was 78.44 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 78.44 in 2019 and 15.60 in 2011.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources 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 23.41
2001 27.51
2002 23.42
2003 26.77
2004 21.03
2005 25.96
2006 20.56
2007 19.73
2008 18.61
2009 44.75
2010 24.30
2011 15.60
2012 21.14
2013 37.70
2014 40.16
2015 53.29
2016 52.35
2017 64.49
2018 67.61
2019 78.44

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems